Steve Fossett

Items Found Belonging to Missing Adventurer Steve Fossett
A hiker discovered a sweatshirt, wallet, and identification belonging to Steve Fossett, the well-known adventurer who has been missing for over a year.

Steve Fossett and the GlobalFlyer Scheduled to Land Thursday
An important record is due to be set today when adventurer Steve Fossett completes his landmark mission of becoming the first person to fly solo around the world, nonstop, without refueling.

Wreckage Confirmed As Fossett's Plane
Items recovered at scene and the nature of crash site suggest adventurer could not have survived

California Search Teams Find Possible Fossett Wreckage
Authorities quick to warn that the wreckage could be connected to other planes that have gone down in the area

Google Earth Allows Computer Users to Join Hunt for Fossett
As the search for Steve Fossett enters its second week, rescuers have received help from an unlikely source: Google Earth. By Dan Glaister in Los Angeles.

Wife Asks Court to Declare Missing Tycoon Fossett Dead
Wife asks Chicago court to set in train the distribution of missing adventurer Steve Fossett's assets

Fossett's Wife Wants Him Declared Dead
The wife of Steve Fossett has petitioned a court in Chicago to declare him legally dead, almost three months after the millionaire adventurer went missing in a small plane over the Nevada desert

Hope Fading for Missing Aviator Fossett
· Search goes on two weeks after disappearance · Volunteers fly over desert and scan internet images.

Missing Adventurer Was Low on Water
Hope was fading that the missing multi-millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett would be found alive following his disappearance on Monday while flying a small plane over the vast Nevada desert, as it was revealed yesterday that he had taken only one canteen of water with him.

Rescuers Scour Desert for Signs of Fossett's Plane
· Search narrowed to 600 square miles in Nevada· No signal received from adventurer's GPS alarm

Record-breaking Aviator Fossett Missing
· No sign of millionaire's single engine plane · Friend Branson believes he will turn up alive

Steve Fossett Reported Missing By Us Aviation Authorities
Record-breaking adventurer took off in Nevada yesterday morning but did not return as scheduled.

Up and Away on the Longest Non-stop Flight
Steve Fossett, the 61-year-old millionaire adventurer, will circumnavigate the globe once before deciding whether to continue across the Atlantic for a second time to attempt a landing in England.

Halfway Mark Near in Record Flight Attempt
Steve Fossett neared the halfway point of his record-breaking bid to fly solo around the world nonstop today, after navigational problems that left him "flying blind" were fixed.

Round-the-world Record Bid Under Way
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett's GlobalFlyer plane took off into the clear Kansas skies today, setting in motion a world record bid described by his backer and friend Sir Richard Branson as the last great aviation record - flying nonstop and solo around the world.

Around the World in 80 Hours
Circumnavigating the globe in a solo jet plane? Adventurer Steve Fossett won't find that a daunting prospect, his reserve pilot, Sir Richard Branson, tells Jane Perrone.

Balloon record-breaker lands safely in desert
Steve Fossett landed his Spirit of Freedom balloon early this morning near a dried-up lake in Queensland, Australia, ending his record-breaking round-the-world solo trip.

Fossett Drifts Quietly Into Record Books
High above Australia's southern waters, Steve Fossett drifted past an invisible line of longitude and into aviation history - the first man to fly a balloon solo and non-stop around the world.