21.   American businessman Steve Fossett expected to take off in Argentina on planned around-the-world balloon flight.

22.   APTN has coverage of the disastrous balloon flight and comments from the Briton.

23.   Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones secured their place in the pantheon of human adventurers Saturday as they completed the first round-the-world balloon flight.

24.   Branson said poor weather has been forecast for at least a week, delaying what will be his third long-distance balloon flight.

25.   British pilots standing by in southern Spain to attempt the first nonstop hot air balloon flight around the world believe they can avoid flying over China.

26.   Conventional high-altitude balloon flights last no more than a week because day-night temperature changes reduce altitude.

27.   Fossett, British millionaire Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand of Sweden abandoned their more conventional balloon flight near the northeast tip of Oahu, Hawaii on Christmas Day.

28.   If successful, it would be the first solo balloon flight across the Pacific and also would set a world distance record.

29.   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.

30.   That flight is the second-farthest balloon flight ever, and the farthest solo flight.