Global Balloon Voyage Is One-Third Complete
U.S. balloonist Steve Fossett drifted by Chile’s mysterious Easter Island in the remote South Pacific, completing a third of his planned solo voyage around the world.
The island, known for its hundreds of giant stone sculptures, is one of the most isolated inhabited areas of the planet, more than 2,000 miles off the Chilean coast.
Fossett’s mission control in St. Louis said that the 57-year-old adventurer could see the lights of the island as he passed overhead.
His silver balloon, Solo Spirit, has logged more than 8,750 miles since taking off from western Australia on Aug. 4.
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