Steve Fossett and Richard Branson discuss the success of the GlobalFlyer mission. Photograph: Jane Perrone
A surprisingly fresh-looking Steve Fossett this morning sat in front of the plane in which he became the first man to fly solo and nonstop around the world, to talk to the press for the final time before they depart for the UK.
Fossett said he "felt great": "I got a good five hours sleep last night and I'm feeling very good. I'm ready to start working on the future."
(He's not a man given to poetic flights of fancy, if you will pardon the pun: a fact that has proved frustrating for the journalists following the story and looking for a juicy quote containing something other than "I'm happy" or "it's worrying".)
Fossett refused to say what his plans for the future were, although Branson said there is one idea that he is discussing with his friend - all he would say is that it's a "project on earth".
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