Steve Fossett

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:aircraftDisappearance gptkb:Bellanca_Super_Decathlon
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:Washington_University_in_St._Louis
gptkbp:awards gptkb:International_Air_&_Space_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:FAI_Gold_Air_Medal
gptkb:Living_Legends_of_Aviation
gptkb:Harmon_Trophy
gptkb:Explorers_Club_Medal
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Guinness_World_Records
gptkb:Order_of_Magellan
gptkbp:birthDate 1944-04-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jackson,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:dateDeclaredDead 2008-02-15
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-09-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sierra_Nevada,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:disappeared gptkb:Nevada,_United_States
2007-09-03
gptkbp:explorationType gptkb:aircraft
aviation
sailing
gliding
ballooning
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Stephen_Fossett
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steve Fossett
gptkbp:knownFor first solo nonstop balloon flight around the world
setting world records in aviation and sailing
first nonstop solo airplane flight around the world
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableGlider gptkb:Perlan_Project
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Spirit_of_Freedom_(balloon)
gptkb:Virgin_Atlantic_GlobalFlyer
gptkbp:notableSailingVessel gptkb:Cheyenne_(catamaran)
gptkb:PlayStation_(catamaran)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:pilot
gptkb:sailor
businessman
gptkbp:philanthropy donor to Boy Scouts of America
supporter of Stanford University
gptkbp:recordedAt first solo nonstop balloon flight around the world (2002)
first solo nonstop airplane flight around the world (2005)
world records in airships
world records in gliding
world records in sailing
gptkbp:remainsFoundDate 2008-10-29
gptkbp:remainsFoundLocation gptkb:Sierra_Nevada,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:scouting gptkb:Eagle_Scout
gptkbp:scoutingAward gptkb:Distinguished_Eagle_Scout_Award
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Peggy_Fossett
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spirit_of_Freedom
gptkb:Beechcraft_Bonanza
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6