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 ...

Explorer Joe Kittinger (left), 93, on a 170-mph joy ride at Daytona International Speedway with writer Jim Clash behind the wheel, October 2021. Joe Kittinger is not a household name. But if you ...

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 ...

Technicians and medical personnel help US Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger to remove shed his equipment after a record-breaking parachute jump, New Mexico, August 16, 1960. As part the Excelsior III ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...