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	Kittinger, Joseph W. (1928-)
		Kittinger grew up near Orlando, Florida, and became fascinated with planes at a young age when he saw a Ford Trimotor at a nearby airport.
		Stapp recruited Kittinger for Project Manhigh, which began in 1955 and would use balloons capable of high-altitude flight and a pressurized gondola to study cosmic rays and to determine if humans were physically and psychologically capable of extended travel at space-like altitude (above 99% of Earth's atmosphere).
		Kittinger floated to 102,800 ft. (31,333 m) in Excelsior III, an open gondola adorned with a paper license plate that his five-year-old son had cut out of a cereal box.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/K/Kittinger.html (1397 words)

	Joseph Kittinger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joseph William Kittinger II (born July 27, 1928) was a pilot in the United States Air Force.
		Kittinger flew the observation plane which monitored Colonel John Paul Stapp's rocket sled run of 632 mph in 1955.
		Kittinger lives in the Orlando, Florida area and is Vice President of Flight Operations for Rosie O'Grady's Flying Circus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Kittinger (848 words)

	Joseph Kittinger, Jr
		On November 16, 1959, Kittinger piloted Excelsior I to 76,000 feet (23,165 meters) and returned to Earth by jumping, free falling, and parachuting to the desert floor in New Mexico.
		Kittinger also participated in "Project Stargazer," a balloon astronomy experiment in December 1962, along with astronomer William C. White.
		Kittinger also served three combat tours in Vietnam and spent eleven months in captivity as a prisoner of war.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Dictionary/kittinger/DI29.htm (446 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Ask Us - Fastest Skydiver Joseph Kittinger
		It is a common misconception that Kittinger exceeded the speed of sound during his fall, but this was not the case.
		Joe Kittinger was born in 1928 and became interested in aeronautics at a young age.
		It took Kittinger an hour and a half to float up to his peak altitude, although a problem arose at 43,000 ft (13,105 m) when he felt a sharp pain in his right hand due to a failure in the glove of his pressure suit.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /question/aerodynamics/q0243.shtml (2630 words)

	Valor: The Longest Leap - June 1985
		Kittinger's first high-altitude parachute jump, supported by elaborate technology and a team of experts in several fields, came close to being his last.
		Kittinger had proved that man could function in near-space and that parachuting from very high altitudes was feasible.
		Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force in 1978, but not from flying either airplanes or balloons.
	www.afa.org /magazine/valor/0685valor.asp (818 words)

	Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As the initial pilot for Project Manhigh in 1957, Kittinger donned a pressure suit, was sealed in a tiny capsule, and piloted his balloon to the edge of space, setting a balloon altitude record of 96,000 feet.
		Kittinger’s first parachute jump from a balloon at 76,000 feet nearly ended in disaster when his stabilization chute malfunctioned, causing a dangerous flat spin that rendered him unconscious.
		Kittinger was not only the first person to parachute from above 100,000 feet, but, falling at reportedly 714 miles per hour, was also the first to exceed Mach 1 without an aircraft.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/03bios/kittin03.htm (531 words)

	Capt. Joseph Kittinger Jr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kittinger was born in Tampa in July 1928.
		Kittinger opened his parachute at 18,000 feet and landed safely in the New Mexico desert after a 13 minute 45 second descent.
		Kittinger also volunteered for three combat tours in Vietnam and served as commander of the famous 555th "Triple Nickel" Tactical Fighter Squadron flying F-4s.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123010669 (443 words)

	Preflight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joe Kittinger, who started his ballooning career with high altitude research balloons in the 1950s, becomes the second balloonist to be awarded this great honor.
		Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr.-Kittinger’s aviation career began in 1949 when he was accepted into the U.S. Air Force aviation school.
		Kittinger piloted Excelsior I to a height of 76,000 feet and parachuted to earth.
	www.balloonlife.com /publications/balloon_life/9510/prefligh.htm (1724 words)

	Schedule for the 2006 Florida International Airshow - Punta Gorda - 26th Year
		Colonel Kittinger is probably best known for his accomplishments as an early "space hero," a characterization which first appeared in the cover story of the 29 August 1960 issue of Life magazine.
		Kittinger participated in the pathbreaking stratospheric balloon programs of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Projects Man High and Excelsior, the latter of which tested a pilot's ability to survive an ejection from newer high-flying jet aircraft and set the stage for America's first manned spaceflight efforts in the following years.
		Kittinger still holds the record for the highest parachute jump and first man to exceed the sound barrier (714 mph) in free-fall, for the Excelsior III jump.
	www.fl-airshow.com /information.html (981 words)

	Joseph Kittinger
		Joseph Kittinger was born on July 27, 1928, and grew up near Orlando, Florida.
		On August 16, 1960, Kittinger surpassed the altitude record set by Major David Simons, who had climbed to 101,516 feet (30,942 meters) in 1957 in his Man-High II balloon.
		Kittinger floated to 102,800 feet (31,333 meters) in Excelsior III, an open gondola adorned with a paper license plate that his five-year-old son had cut out of a cereal box.
	www.air-racing-history.com /PILOTS/Joseph%20Kittinger.htm (1386 words)

	AFRL/Human Effectiveness Directorate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joe Kittinger, a native of Orlando, Florida, and eventually a Colonel in the Air Force, began flying aircraft in 1949.
		Kittinger qualified in practically all types of flying machines including hang gliders, hot air and gas balloons, propeller driven aircraft, and jet aircraft.
		Colonel Kittinger received the Distinguished Flying Cross on five occasions, two for his balloon experiments and three for his combat tours in Southeast Asia.
	www.he.afrl.af.mil /gallery.asp (345 words)

	Fact Sheets : Col. Joseph Kittinger Jr. : Col. Joseph Kittinger Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joseph Kittinger entered military service in March 1949 as an aviation cadet and became commissioned a second lieutenant in March 1950.
		Kittinger volunteered for three combat tours in Vietnam and served as commander of the famous 555th "Triple Nickel" Tactical Fighter Squadron flying F-4s.
		He downed a MiG-21 before he himself was shot down on May 11, 1972, after which he spent 11 months in captivity as a prisoner of war.
	www.nationalmuseum.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1114 (272 words)

	Speed of a Skydiver (Terminal Velocity)
		On 16 August 1960, US Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger entered the record books when he stepped from the gondola of a helium balloon floating at an altitude of 31,330 m (102,800 feet) and took the longest skydive in history.
		According to Captain Kittinger's 1960 report in National Geographic, he was in free fall from 102,800 to 96,000 feet and then experienced no noticeable change in acceleration for an additional 6,000 feet despite having deployed his stabilization chute.
		Keeping in mind that Captain Kittinger claimed not to sense any appreciable loss of acceleration until reaching 90,000 feet (27,430 m) it is now possible to project the next world record skydiving speed.
	hypertextbook.com /facts/JianHuang.shtml (2190 words)

	Fact Sheets : Project Excelsior : Project Excelsior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kittinger made three high-altitude parachute jumps from the gondola using the Beaupre-designed parachute system.
		On Nov. 16, 1959, Capt. Kittinger made the first jump from Excelsior I at an altitude of 76,400 feet.
		On the third and last jump in Excelsior III on Aug. 16, 1960, Capt. Kittinger jumped from a height of 102,800 feet, almost 20 miles above the earth.
	www.nationalmuseum.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1856 (455 words)

	Bio, Kittinger, Joseph W. Jr.
		UPDATE - 03/97 by the P.O.W. NETWORK, Skidmore, MO JOSEPH W. Colonel - United States Air Force Captured: May 11, 1972 Released: March 28, 1973 Others in incident: none A short, stocky man with reddish hair and freckles was a relative newcomer to Hanoi.
		He was older than most of the POWs and was known as the "Red Baron" to some and as "Grandpa" to the younger pilots.
		He knew that captivity was not forever and on his 307th day as a POW he was released.
	www.pownetwork.org /bios/k/k073.htm (582 words)

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		Kittinger has is the record for the longest (or highest) drogue fall.
		Even if Kittinger did have the skills and ability to remain stable at 400kts in a vacuum while wearing 200lbs of equipment one of the objectives was to test the parachute equipment that would be issued to crews of high altitude recon aircraft, who would have no previous skydiving experience.
		As the inflation of the once-only balloon started Kittinger accidently opened his 4-pin round main, which was the only means of escape if the balloon tore open during the ascent, which was a commmon event.
	members.aol.com /mikeroam/high_jump.txt (2731 words)

	Joseph Kittinger
		Captain Kittinger photographed by an automatic camera as he prepared to jump from 102,800 feet.
		Captain Joseph Kittinger and astronomer William White in the Stargazer gondola, December 13-14, 1962.
		Winzen Research of Minneapolis, Kittinger made the first Man High ascent on June 2, 1957, remaining aloft for almost seven hours and climbing to 96,000 feet (29,261 meters).
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Kittinger/EX31.htm (1573 words)

	Joseph Kittinger, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., commanded the 555th “Triple Nickel” Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) in
		As a member of Project Man High in 1957, Kittinger entered a pressurized gondola, piloted a balloon to 96,000 feet, and remained aloft for seven hours, collecting vital data on the effect of cosmic rays on the human body.
		Kittinger rapidly descended to the tops of the clouds, engaged the unsuspecting MiG, and seconds later splashed the enemy fighter.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/04bios/Kittin04.htm (582 words)

	MANHIGH I -1957-
		As he turned the channel selector knob on the transceiver, a mechanical failure of the selector resulted in his being unable to determine the frequency to which the transceiver was tuned; thus he was unable to transmit voice communications throughout the remainder of the flight.
		However, this became difficult during the later stages of ascent because of the proximity of a commercial broadcasting station that was transmitting on a wave length near Captain Kittinger's HF receiver wave length.
		This was the conclusion of the flight which carried Captain Joseph Kittinger to the highest sustained altitude achieved by man until that time.
	stratocat.com.ar /fichas-e/1957/FMN-19570602.htm (1498 words)

	Damn Interesting » Free-Fall from Near Space
		Joseph Kittinger can, and he still holds a number of records due to one particular jump: the highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest free-fall, and fastest speed by man through the atmosphere.
		Later on in life, Kittinger went on to fly in the Vietnam war, performing 483 missions before being shot down and held as a prisoner of war for almost a year.
		Kittinger was talking about what it looked like during the freefall from so high up; he said that he jumped and felt like he wasn't moving very fast until he looked back and realized that the tiny dot waaaaay above him was the balloon he'd been standing in just moments before.
	www.damninteresting.com /?p=397 (3318 words)

	Mayor Crotty recognizes Joe Kittinger as an outstanding Orange County citizen
		Kittinger served in Viet Nam, where he was a prisoner of war in the "Hanoi Hilton" for 11 months.
		Kittinger's many accomplishments in aeronautics include the Harmon International Trophy, Two Montgolfier Diplomas, Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with five Oak Leaf Clusters, and Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and two Oak Leaf Clusters.
		On Tuesday, May 23, Mayor Crotty and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners recognized Kittinger for his achievements, leadership, and commitment and extended to him the highest regards of the citizens of this community and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.
	www.orangecountyfl.net /cms/ORANGEMEDIA/countynews/stories/05-23-06.htm (389 words)

	Orlando, Florida history - the Space Shuttle - a space shuttle launch as seen from Orlando, FL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Joseph Kittinger is an Orlandoan who is important in the development of space flight.
		In June of 1957 and again in July of 1960, Kittinger took to the air in a balloon gondola.
		These pictures are from the shuttle launch of April 19, 2001 and were taken in Joe Kittinger Park on the shore of Lake Underhill, two miles east of Downtown Orlando.
	www.cfhf.net /orlando/shuttle.htm (552 words)

	AII POW-MIA InterNetwork
		Kittinger's leap set records still unbroken: Highest open gondola balloon ascent, longest free fall, longest parachute descent, fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere.
		As a POW, Kittinger was tortured and spent weeks in solitary confinement.
		Though he's had lots of memorable days in his 75 years, Kittinger told me he counts the day he was released from the Hanoi POW camp as the happiest of his life.
	www.aiipowmia.com /inter24/in040426alive.html (1184 words)

	Kittinger Kittinger Company - American Furniture Manufacturer Of Antique Reproduction Furniture Made With F (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Kittinger Company - American furniture manufacturer of antique reproduction furniture made with fine mahogany wood as executive office furniture, large conference tables, dining room tables, cabinets.
		Colonel Kittinger entered military service in March 1949, as an aviation cadet and became commissioned a as -94 degrees Fahrenheit, Colonel Kittinger opened his parachute at 18 000.
		Joseph Kittinger was born in Tampa, Florida in 1928 On June 2, 1957, Kittinger descended from a record 96 000 feet (29 300 meters) in.
	www.99hosted.com /names11013.html (553 words)

	CrossRoads Access, Inc. Corinth History
		As Kittinger fell, automatic cameras in the gondola caught some of the most exciting pictures of a man's daring ever made (see cover).
		Kittinger was impressed by the dedication of Colonel Stapp, a pioneer in space medicine.
		Kittinger is the former Pauline Bauer, whom the author met while serving in Germany.
	mlsandy.home.tsixroads.com /Corinth_MLSANDY/jk004.html (6330 words)

	SPACE.com -- Space Parachuting: Skydiving from the Edge
		Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere.
		Somewhat in contention is Kittinger's use of the small parachute for stabilization during his record-setting fall.
		She too seeks to break the Kittinger record by dropping to Earth from 130,000 feet (40,000 meters).
	www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/space_diving_010608-1.html (1018 words)

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