1.   Roughed up by bad weather and facing more, millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett quit his latest effort to travel around the world in a balloon.

2.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett abandoned his latest attempt to travel around the globe in a balloon and landed in southern Brazil on Friday.

3.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett crossed from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western in his bid to become the first solo balloonist to circle the globe.

4.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett finally got permission to fly over Libya but his crew said the delay could still jeopardize his round-the-world balloon flight.

5.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett hopes to launch his sixth bid to fly solo around the world in a balloon on Wednesday, weather permitting.

6.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett crossed the towering Andes mountains on Thursday, enduring strong winds that bounced his Solo Spirit and had him donning a parachute.

7.   Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett abandoned his latest effort to travel around the globe in a balloon and landed in a cattle ranch in southern Brazil on Friday.

8.   Some of the more prominent racers include singer Bob Seger and millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, a catamaran racer.

9.   The millionaire adventurer said if the balloon is not recovered, a new balloon could be made in time to try again by mid-January.

10.   Virgin, headed by millionaire adventurer Richard Branson, is also planning a makeover for its distinctive red and white planes.