Fossett flight reset for Feb. 8
Weather permitting, adventurer Steve Fossett was to try again at dawn Feb. 8 to take off from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., in the Scaled Composites/GlobalFlyer for a record around-the-world flight. Takeoffs with the 22,000-pound aircraft loaded with 18,000 pounds of JP-4 are always dangerous. A...
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