Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944)

Steve Fossett

American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007)

James Stephen Fossett was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held world…