U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, an internationally renowned pilot and balloonist, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery next week. The ceremony to honor the memory of the war hero ...
The U.S. post office in Casselberry is on its way toward being renamed in honor of the late U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph “Joe” Kittinger, a famed aviator considered the world’s first astronaut. A ...
Scenes from the dedication ceremony naming the Casselberry Post Office after Joe Kittinger, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Kittinger, who passed away in 2022, was a decorated veteran, former prisoner of war ...
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Rep. Cory Mills’ (FL-07) legislation to rename the main post office at 109 Live Oaks Boulevard in Casselberry, Florida, in honor of Colonel Joseph Kittinger, a former Command ...
In the 1950s and '60s, Captain Joseph Kittinger was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force's high altitude balloon experiments. In 2015, Col. Kittinger sat down with American Experience to discuss his ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Retired Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger, whose 1960 parachute jump from almost 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth stood as a world record for more than 50 years, ...
The gift of adventure -- Ace of spades -- Come up and get me -- Escape from near space -- Combat -- Hanoi -- Home skies -- Destination : unknown; fuel on board: zero -- Ballooning and salooning ...
In 1960, as a part of Project Excelsior, United States Air Force test pilot Colonel Joseph Kittinger rose 102,800 feet in a balloon, into the stratosphere. He jumped back to the ground, falling ...
Early Air Force experiments helped pave the way for the space program. Joseph Kittinger, who jumped from a balloon 103,000 feet up, talks about... What It's Like To Freefall From 20 Miles Above The ...
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