ORLANDO, Fla. — 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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A funeral service will be held Saturday morning for U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Kittinger. Saturday’s celebration of life service ...

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, ...

Joseph William Kittinger Jr, World Record For The Highest Jump With A Parachute And The Fastest Speed Achieved By A Man In The Atmosphere, 1960. (Photo by: Marka/Universal Images Group via Getty ...

Dec. 10 (UPI) --Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who held the record for the highest skydive for 52 years, has died at the age of 94, the United States Parachute Association announced. Kittinger worked with ...

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, died Friday in Florida. He was ...