ents ▁in ▁two ▁hem is pher es . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁the ▁team ▁set ▁three ▁world ▁records , ▁flying ▁ 3 6 , 7 9 7 . 6 5 ▁kilom eters ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁hours ▁ 1 3 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁mission ▁was ▁rec ount ed ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Sup erson ic ▁Sain ts : ▁Th r illing ▁St ories ▁from ▁L DS ▁Pil ots . ▁ ▁Private ▁sector ▁career ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁After ▁his ▁military ▁career , ▁Stewart ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Sh i ple y ▁Group , ▁a ▁consult ing ▁company ▁that ▁special izes ▁in ▁energy ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues . ▁Sh i ple y ▁also ▁particip ates ▁in ▁government ▁anti - ter ror ism ▁training , ▁corpor ate ▁security ▁and ▁executive ▁prepared ness ▁consult ing . ▁He ▁sold ▁his ▁majority ▁ownership ▁in ▁Sh i ple y ▁Group ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁prior ▁to ▁being ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁con gress man . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Stewart ▁first ▁began ▁writing ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁n inet ies . ▁His ▁first ▁novel , ▁Sh atter ed ▁B one , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Stewart ▁wrote ▁four ▁additional ▁te ch no - th r ill ers ▁before ▁he ▁began ▁writing ▁the ▁series ▁The ▁Great ▁and ▁Ter rible . ▁Before ▁comple ting ▁his ▁last ▁book ▁in ▁that ▁series , ▁he ▁started ▁writing ▁historical ▁nov els . ▁His ▁book ▁Seven