Joe Kittinger

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Red_Bull_Stratos_project
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkbp:autobiography gptkb:Come_Up_and_Get_Me
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Harmon_Trophy
gptkb:National_Aeronautic_Association_Elder_Statesman_of_Aviation_Award
gptkbp:balloonFlight Excelsior III
gptkbp:balloonFlightAltitude 31,300 meters
gptkbp:balloonFlightDate 1960-08-16
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1928-07-27
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2022-12-09
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:National_Geographic
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
gptkbp:freefallDistance 25,800 meters
gptkbp:fullName Joseph William Kittinger II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joe Kittinger
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Felix_Baumgartner
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Project_Excelsior
high-altitude parachute jumps
first solo transatlantic balloon flight
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Project_Excelsior
gptkb:Project_Stargazer
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parachuteJumpAltitude 31,300 meters
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Tampa,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Orlando,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:POW gptkb:Hanoi_Hilton
gptkbp:prisonerOfWar gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:serviceYears 1950–1978
gptkbp:setWorldRecord highest parachute jump (1960)
fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere (1960)
longest parachute freefall (1960)
gptkbp:shotDown gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sherry_Kittinger
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Come_Up_and_Get_Me
The Long, Lonely Leap
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commemorative_Air_Force
gptkb:Come_Up_and_Get_Me
gptkb:Magnificent_Failure:_Free_Fall_from_the_Edge_of_Space
gptkb:Red_Bull_Stratos_project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8