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US millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett sits next to the capsule of his Solo Spirit balloon in Northam, 100 kilometers (65 miles) east of Perth, 04 August 2001. Fossett, 57, is hoping the current weather pattern will hold, enabling his sixth bid for a solo round-the-world balloon flight, to start from the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Northam today.