Steve Fossett goes around world in balloon

SLP2002070201- ST. LOUIS, July 1 (UPI) -- Members of the Steve Fossett balloon team celebrate as word comes down during a press conference that Fossett has crossed the finish line, making him the first person to ever circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon, at Washington University in St. Louis on July 2, 2002. Seated from right to left are Joe Ritchey, Mission Control Director, Bert Padelt, Systems Director, Luc Trullemans, Chief Meteorologist, David Dehenauw, Assistant Meteorologist. mk/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI