AMERICAN BALLOONIST STEVE FOSSETT PASSES PART OF HIS 140-FOOT-TALL BALLOON DURING PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITY AT KALGOORLIE.


American millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, 57, walks past part of his 140-foot-tall balloon Solo Spirit during pre-launch preparations at Kalgoorlie airport June 17, 2001. The balloon will house 450,000 cubic feet of helium as Fossett makes a third attempt to complete the first solo circumnavigation of the Earth by balloon.