In this passage, the author discusses Steve Fossett's record-setting balloon flight.
What would lead you to live in a closet-sized capsule, face subzero temperatures, and sleep only four hours daily? For American Steve Fossett, these conditions were part of his record-setting journey around the world in a hot air balloon in 2002. Launching from Australia on his sixth attempt, the adventurer, then aged 58 travelled more than 31,200 kilometres, circumnavigating the globe in fewer than 15 days. Fossett was the first person to complete the trip solo and nonstop.
