Steve Fossett, the Chicago millionaire, soared into the record books by becoming the first person to fly around the world in a hot air balloon solo. After beginning his voyage on June 19, 2002, in ...

Thirty-one years ago, the first person in history to complete a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon landed in southwestern Saskatchewan. On February 21, 1995, Steve Fossett landed near ...

(Reuters) - Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who became a record-breaking pilot after earning a fortune as a financial trader, is missing after taking off in a small plane in Nevada. * The ...