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Steve Fossett: Quick Facts

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Also Known As James Stephen Fossett
Born April 22, 1944 • Jackson • Tennessee
Died September 3, 2007? • Nevada

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Steve Fossett, wearing a flight suit and red harness, smiles while seated in the cockpit of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer aircraft at NASA Kennedy Space Center.
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