Joseph Kittinger
Joseph Kittinger ... Joseph William Kittinger II (July 27, 1928 – December 9, 2022) was an officer in the United States Air Force (USAF) who served from 1950 to ...
Joseph W. Kittinger - New Mexico Museum of Space History
Kittinger retired from the Air Force in 1978 as a colonel, and soon began entering balloon competitions. He won the Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race four times.
Joseph Kittinger | American Experience | Official Site - PBS
I said man will go into space but man will never conquer space. And with that I said a prayer and I jumped. And I rolled about three or four seconds and I ...
Joseph W. "Joe" Kittinger, Jr. - Veteran Tributes
He accumulated 7,679 flying hours in the Air Force, including 948 combat flying hours in 425 combat missions during three tours during the Vietnam War. In ...
Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth - LIFE
Written By: Ben Cosgrove. On August 16, 1960, 32-year-old U.S. Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger ascended in a helium-balloon-tethered gondola to 102,800 feet ( ...
16 August 1960 | This Day in Aviation
16 August 1960: At 7:12 a.m., Captain Joseph William (“Red”) Kittinger II, U.S. Air Force, stepped out of a balloon gondola, 102,800 feet ...
Joseph W. Kittinger and the Highest Step in the World - StratoCat
Kittinger literally jumped into the pages of aviation history books when he stepped out of a balloon gondola at an altitude of 102,800 feet. For more than four ...
The Man Who Fell to Earth | National Air and Space Museum
Joseph Kittinger traveled to the edge of space—and jumped. ... On August 16, 1960, Joe Kittinger went for a balloon ride. Sitting inside an open ...
"Selfless": Honoring Air Force Pioneer Col. Joseph Kittinger, Jr.
A lone airman held high an MIA/POW flag, honoring Kittinger's eleven months in a North Vietnamese prison camp.
Joseph Kittinger Memorial Service - Dayton - Aviation Trail
Joseph Kittinger Memorial Service. Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. (1928-2022), a decorated Air ...
Excelsior Gondola > National Museum of the United States Air Force ...
Project Excelsior successfully tested parachutes to be used for escaping from aircraft at extremely high altitudes. U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger ...
Joseph Kittinger, a Record-Setter High in the Skies, Dies at 94
He soared in a balloon to 102800 feet and, with parachutes, plunged in a free fall for 16 miles, helping to set the stage for manned ...
Tag Archives: Joseph William Kittinger II - This Day in Aviation
Joseph W. Kittinger II is best known for his participation in experimental high-altitude balloon flights. On 2 June 1957, he ascended to 97,760 feet (29,490 ...
Air Force Col. (ret.) Joseph Kittinger, who set parachute record, dies
Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.
The Air Force Pilot Who Survived a Leap From Space
In 1960, to test escape options for pilots ejecting from aircraft at extreme altitudes, Joseph Kittinger jumped to Earth from space.
Space Jump-Col. (Ret.) Joe Kittinger - YouTube
This video is courtesy of Defense Media Activity and first shown on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AFTVRadio As jets ...
"Man will never conquer space. He may live in it, but he will never conquer it. The sky above is void and very black, and very hostile." Capt. Joseph Kittinger ...
Joseph Kittinger, Jr.: A Part of Something Altogether Glorious
In 1984, Kittinger became the first pilot to ever fly across solo across the Atlantic in a balloon, while setting a world record for the longest ...
Flights, Jumps and Records: A Life to Remember
Vietnam War veteran and former prisoner of war Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger Jr. was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Joseph Kittinger Obituary - Altamonte Springs, FL - Dignity Memorial
Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home ... Colonel Joseph William Kittinger Jr., a decorated Air Force Veteran, whose service career spanned 29 years ...