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	ROUND-THE-WORLD BALLOON TRIP SOARS PAST HALFWAY MARK.(MAIN) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...balloonists streaked across the Pacific Ocean on a jet stream...at the first nonstop balloon trip around the world...about the weather in the Pacific,'' ground crew spokeswoman...trough developing over the Pacific. The ...
	Hopes soar for balloon bid as Chinese puzzle is solved; Branson and crew... Newspaper article from: The Herald ...at all. Their giant balloon was moving eastwards...China and get over the Pacific Ocean with all speed...where we are, clawing across the Himalayas. "We...hoping to pick up the Pacific jet stream which will...balloon out of China ...
	The space balloon; Crew will soar 25 miles into stratosphere on round-world bid. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) ...outback tonight and soar to 130,000ft...Bran-son in the Pacific over Christmas...The Team RE/MAX balloon, 460ft in diameter...altitude for a manned balloon, set in 1961...Madagascar, then across Mozambique, South...they will span the ...
	BALLOON TEAM SOARS OVER LIBYA, AVOIDS IRAQ Newspaper article from: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) A balloon carrying Chicago millionaire...over Libya and out across the Mediterranean...supporting the trip. The balloon sailed into Libyan...green light for the balloon to enter its airspace...South China sea, the Pacific ocean and the United...
	Hopes soar as balloon nears journey's end Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...circumnavigate the globe in a balloon were last night on course...record for the longest balloon flight. By the early...last night heading out across the Atlantic, will cross...days crossing over the Pacific and had no communication...are ready to set off ...
	Trio Soars Over Empty, Deadly Sea; Balloon Is Expected to Appear Over North... Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...balloonists streaked across the Pacific Ocean on a jet stream...make the first nonstop balloon trip around the world...about the weather in the Pacific," ground crew spokeswoman...coming home.' " The Pacific crossing is dangerous...
	Fossett Continues Balloon Quest News Wire article from: AP Online ...Spirit of Freedom balloon. "He's going...balloon was expected to soar across the Andes over Argentina...uninhabited terrain across the icy and wind...territory in the south Pacific, Monday, June 24...cruising above the south ...
	JAKKS Pacific's Go Fly a Kite(R) Division Unveils Its Innovative and Dynamic... Business Wire ...Hot New Categories Soar into the Skies MALIBU, Calif. -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc.'s (Nasdaq...industry leaders from across the country will...new kite designs at Balloon Fiesta Park at scheduled...the sky. Travel across land, snow or sea...com. ...
	Big time: big projects, big names an big grants. As the University of Hawaii... Magazine article from: Hawaii Business ...grant to establish the Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious...programs in the Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical...isolated happenstance. Across a wide range of programs...ultra-high altitude balloon that would soar above Antartica and ...
	Balloonist Soars Over South Atlantic News Wire article from: AP Online ...Steve Fossett barreled across Argentina and out over...silvery Spirit of Freedom balloon lofted over the extreme...Louis. Although his balloon could still loft over...America behind, his balloon at 55 degrees south latitude...critical situations over the ...