Voyager Past Midpoint of Flight
Voyager crossed the midpoint in its globe-circling flight today and broke its own record for the longest non-refueled flight as it crossed the Indian Ocean heading toward Africa.
At 7 a.m. PST, the experimental plane was 800 miles off Somalia, more than 180 degrees around the world from Edwards Air Force Base, where it took off Sunday. Project spokesman Bob Brubaker said at Mission Control in Mojave that Voyager had eclipsed the 11,600-mile non-refueled record it set in July. Earlier, project officials said pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager felt elated and “bubbly” as they neared the record.
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