Transcript: Analysis: Steve Fossett becomes first person to circumnavigate the world in a balloon, succeeding on his sixth attempt

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Analysis: Steve Fossett becomes first person to circumnavigate the world in a balloon, succeeding on his sixth attempt

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, LYNN NEARY Time: 9:00-10:00 PM

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Steve Fossett floated into the history books today. On his sixth attempt, the Chicago millionaire completed the first solo circumnavigation of the globe in a balloon. Fossett crossed east of 117 degrees longitude this morning off the southwestern coast of Australia. At this time, Fossett is still airborne. Meteorologists predict smooth flying until ...

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