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Alan Blount and Washington Univesity Chancellor, Mark Wrighton. |  |
Alan Blount prepares to send a message to Steve. |
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Solo Spirit's position on August 15. |  |
Bob Rice charts Solo Spirit's path on a map of Australia |
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Press conference after Steve crosses half-way mark. |  |
Alan Blount and Mark Wrighton attempt to talk to Fossett by satellite phone. |
Launch Photos |
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Pilot Steve Fossett gets final instructions before launch. |  |
Balloon inflation complete; Solo Spirit is ready to launch. |
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Tim Cole, chief engineer, (left) and Steve Fossett work to secure the fuel tanks. |  |
Bert Padelt, systems manager, (right foreground) helps make sure balloon inflation goes smoothly. |
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Bert Padelt, systems manager, (left) and Dennis Brown, launch director, check balloon conditions. |  |
Steve Fossett answers questions from the media at a pre-launch press conference. |
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Launch team members secure fuel tanks to the gondola. | ||
| Photos from Mendoza, Argentina, by Claudia Daut, courtesy of Reuters | |||
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A labeled diagram of the current Solo Spirit Balloon designed and built by Cameron Balloons for the August, 1998 flight. |  |
Steve Fossett is pleased with the test flight of Solo Spirit in Colorado. |
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This page was last updated
August 11, 1998 17:00 UTC |