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Blue Sky Network Supplies Steve Fossett With Global Satellite Communications Link for Attempt at Longest Non-Stop Solo Flight.


LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. -- Steve Fossett James Stephen Fossett (born April 22, 1944 - missing September 3, 2007) is an American aviator, sailor and adventurer. Fossett made his fortune in the financial services industry and is best known for many world records including five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a  Set to Break New Record With the Support of BSN's Satellite Based Flight Tracking, Voice, Mapping and Telemetry telemetry

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Blue Sky Network (BSN BSN
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), the global logistics solution provider for two-way linking and managing aviation assets via satellite, today announced its continuing support of Steve Fossett in his current attempt to set a record for the longest non-stop solo flight Solo Flight was a flight simulator game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit microcomputers, released in 1983. It was later released for the IBM PC. The game was created by noted game designer Sid Meier, and published by MicroProse Software, Inc.  around the world. Blue Sky Network will supply all the satellite communications capability on the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (FAA: N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in a time of 67 hours 1 minute from February 28, 2005 until March 3, 2005. , the revolutionary lightweight jet aircraft in which Fossett will attempt to fly over 700 miles further than any aircraft or balloon has flown without landing.

The primary equipment supplied by Blue Sky Network consists of a D-1000 mobile tracking and telemetry terminal with embedded GPS. Separate voice equipment will also allow Fossett to keep in touch with technical support and mission control personnel on the ground. The Blue Sky Network unit will also provide telemetry data to mission control on critical operating parameters from the aircraft.

Blue Sky Network's website -- www.blueskynetwork.com/globalflyer -- will provide near real-time tracking of the flight to allow people to follow Fossett's progress. Featuring the interactive SkyRouter Web portal See portal. , the website will contain updates and details of the record attempt.

"Blue Sky Network's satellite voice, tracking and data solution is a great operational asset for this flight in terms of safety, efficiency and peace of mind," said Steve Fossett. "I can easily say that having BSN global satellite communications equipment and solutions will be a critical part of our success."

"Once again, we are pleased to be part of Steve Fossett's pursuit of history-making feats," said Jon Gilbert, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Blue Sky Network. "This Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer flight is another great opportunity to showcase the global coverage and strong features of the D-1000 and SkyRouter Web portal. We are honored to support Steve's landmark flight by providing him this solution for flight tracking, voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. ."

In February 2005, Blue Sky Network supplied the Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4.  D-1000 satellite terminal and a voice channel on Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer for Steve Fossett's successful first-ever solo, non-stop flight A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight".  around the world. The BSN equipment transmitted more than 4000 consecutive transition reports over 60 hours without failure.

About Steve Fossett

Steve Fossett is well known for his record-breaking adventures in balloons, sailboats, gliders and powered aircraft. He is a pilot of exceptional breadth of experience -- from his tenacious quest to become the first person to achieve a solo balloon flight around the world (finally succeeding on his 6th attempt in 2002) to setting, with co-pilot Terry Delore, ten of the 19 Glider Open records, including the Longest Straight Distance, the first 2,000 km Out-and-Return and the first 1,500 km Triangle flights. His achievements as a jet pilot in a Citation X include records for U.S. Transcontinental, Australia Transcontinental, and Round-the-World Westbound non-supersonic flights. In 2002 Fossett received aviation's highest award, the Gold Medal of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI). Last year Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo, nonstop around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.

About Blue Sky Network

Blue Sky Network (BSN) is the leading provider of global logistics solutions for two-way linking and managing remote transportation assets via satellite. Using its interactive Web portal, SkyRouter, with detailed mapping, BSN links enterprises to personnel and assets anywhere on earth over the Iridium satellite network. Our FAA-certified data and voice products enable users to customize features including safety and event reporting. BSN's exceptional customer service and management team make it the perfect partner for adding true global communication to your transport network. For more information, please visit www.blueskynetwork.com.
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