Joseph Kittinger

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Red_Bull_Stratos_project
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkbp:author gptkb:Come_Up_and_Get_Me:_An_Autobiography_of_Colonel_Joe_Kittinger
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Harmon_Trophy
gptkb:National_Aeronautic_Association_Elder_Statesman_of_Aviation_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tampa,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:category American aviators
United States Air Force officers
Balloonists
Parachuting record holders
Vietnam War prisoners of war
gptkbp:deathDate 2022-12-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Florida,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph Kittinger
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Felix_Baumgartner
gptkbp:jumpAltitude 31,300 meters
gptkbp:jumpDate 1960-08-16
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Project_Excelsior
high-altitude parachute jumps
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:prisonerOfWar gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:setWorldRecord highest parachute jump (1960)
longest free-fall (1960)
fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere (1960)
gptkbp:shotDown gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sherry_Kittinger
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Come_Up_and_Get_Me_(book)
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Fell_from_Space_(BBC_documentary)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Project_Manhigh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6