In 2005 and 2006, accomplished aviator, balloonist, and sailor Steve Fossett made three absolute record-setting flights in the turbofan-powered Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. He became the first to fly nonstop, solo around the world, flying from and returning to Salina, Kansas, in just over 67 hours (February 28-March 2, 2005). On that trip he also set an around-the-world speed record (551 kilometers/342 miles per hour). Then he set an absolute distance record, flying from NASA's Kennedy Space Center around the world and landing in Bournemouth, England, in just under 77 hours (February 8-11, 2006; 41,467 kilometers/ 25,766 miles).