James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft.

Oct 17, 2009 · It’s been more than one year since evidence found on a remote forest trail north of Mammoth Lakes led investigators to the crash site of then-missing adventurer Steve Fossett.

Dec 26, 2024 · Steve Fossett was an American businessman and adventurer who set a number of world records, most notably in aviation and sailing. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world alone, and in 2005 he completed the first nonstop solo global flight in …

Feb 15, 2023 · It’s been more than one year since evidence found on a remote forest trail north of Mammoth Lakes led investigators to the crash site of then-missing adventurer Steve Fossett.

Sep 3, 2007 · Became one of 17 Zeppelin captains in the world and, in October, 2004, he set an absolute world speed record for airships of 71.5 miles per hour. Achieved the first solo non-stop round-the-world speed record, making the journey in 67 hours, one minute and ten seconds.

James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor and adventurer. In 2002, he became the first balloonist to circumnavigate the world alone.

Mar 1, 2008 · In February 15, pilot-adventurer Steve Fossett was declared legally dead by a Chicago judge five months after he disappeared in his single-engine Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon.

Oct 3, 2008 · Thirteen months after millionaire thrill-seeker Steve Fossett mysteriously disappeared, authorities finally know what happened to his small single-engine airplane: It slammed straight into a...