April 22

Steve Fossett was an American entrepreneur and adventurer celebrated for breaking more than 100 world records in aviation, ballooning, and sailing. After building a successful business career, he turned to exploration and became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon in 2002. He also set endurance records in gliding and powered flight and won the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest circumnavigation by sailboat. Fossett’s achievements pushed the boundaries of human endurance and technological innovation. His mysterious disappearance during a solo flight in Nevada in 2007 led to extensive search efforts before his remains were recovered. He is remembered as a fearless pioneer in extreme exploration.