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Rediff On The Net:
Steve Fossett's incredible journey in a balloon. 11/29/01
http://homepage.mac.com/ctba_albq/html/info.html
Ballooning.
11/15/01
http://www.aibf.org/sponsors/index.htm
Balloon Fiesta Sponsorship
Information 01/03/02
http://www.aibf.org/visitors/index.htm
Balloon Fiesta Guest
Guide 01/03/02
http://homepage.mac.com/ctba_albq/html/info.html
Hot Air Balloon
Diagram 11/15/01
http://solospirit.wustl.edu/flight.html
Solo Spirit 01/02/02
http://solospirit.wustl.edu/
Solo Spirit 01/02/02
http://solospirit.wustl.edu/bios.htmlhttp://www.backgroundsandicons.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showgall&gid=14&offset=0&orderby=hitsD
Solo Spirit 01/02/02
http://www.napavalleyballoons.com/experience.html
Hot Air Ballooning
over Napa Valley~Napa Valley Balloons 01/03/02
http://promos.stltoday.com/balloonrace/index.html
The Great Forest
Park Balloon Race 01/24/02
Free clip art: www.barrysclipart.com
http://www.centraliail.com/bfest.htm
Greater Centralia
Balloon Race 01/31/02
http://www.solospirit.wustl.edu/education/Ballooning/history.html
Solo Spirit Washington
University in St. Louis
http://www.solospirit.wustl.edu/flight.html
Solo Spirit Washington
University in St. Louis
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Solo Spirit Washington
University in St. Louis
http://www.solospirit.wustl.edu/
Solo Spirit Washington
University in St. Louis
Electric
Library:
"Fossett plans sixth
balloon flight" The Advertiser (Adelaide,Austrailia) 23, November 2001:
Electric Library. Online. Internet. 29, November 2001
GUSTAU NACARINO.
PLAYSTATION SKIPPER USA
STEVE FOSSETT. Photograph.
Reuters News Pictures service, 30, December 2000. Electric Library. Online.
Internet. 29, November 2001
Louise Perry. "Fossett's two weeks with flu in a flying bathtub" The Australian 6 August 2001:003. Electric Library. Online. Internet. 29, November 2001
Kevin Newman. "FOSSETT GIVES UP BALLOON ATTEMPT" ABC Good Morning America. American Broadcasting companies, INC.. 5 January, 1998. Electric Library. Online. Internet. 15 November 2001
David Usborne in New York "Threat of Storms ends solo balloonist's round- the-world attempt" Independent 18 August 2001: 11. Electric Library. Online. Internet. 15 November 2001
"Fall FAIRS & FESTIVALS THINGS TO DO IN MISSOURI" St. Louis Post- Dispatch 2, September 2001: T1 Electric Library. Online. Internet. 15 November 2001
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"Balloon trip last attempt" The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia) 20, August 2001:009. Electric Library. Online. Internet 15, November 2001
"Balloon- Making blamed for 8 deaths in Brazil." Reuters 18, August 2001. Electric Library. Online. Internet. 15, November 2001
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Books:
Encyclopedia International 1980 By Lexington Corp.
Gunston, Bill; Howatson, Ian; Quigley, Sebastian. Chapter 1, page 6-7 "Balloons" How it Works, The World of Flight
Discovering Science, pages 31-37 Sunburst Communications 1986 Pleasantville, NY
Thank You:
We would also like
to thank the Allison family for their permission to interview them and
use their pictures of their preparation and launch of their balloon.