CNN.com – Fossett makes history – Mar 3, 2005
Pilot Steve Fossett has become the first person to fly solo nonstop round-the-world. His plane, the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, touched down Thursday afternoon in Salina, Kansas, more than 66 hours after he lifted off from the same spot.
This also in: Burt Rutan continues to be a genius of aerospace design, and his team can apparently do anything!
