Kittinger Joe (27 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Good. A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in 1973 Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a life-long passion as well as a constant diversion for his imagination during his imprisonment. His primary goal was a solitary circumnavigation of the globe, and in its pursuit he set several ballooning distance records, including the first solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1984. But the aeronautical feats that first made him an American hero had occurred a quarter of a century earlier. By the time Kittinger was shot down in Vietnam in 1972, his Air Force career was already legendary. He had made a name for himself at Holloman Air Force base near Alamagordo, New Mexico, as a test pilot who helped demonstrate that egress survival for pilots at high altitudes was possible in emergency situations. Ironically, Kittinger and his pre-astronaut colleagues would help propel Americans into space using the world's oldest flying machine - the balloon. Kittinger's work on Project Excelsior - which involved daring high-altitude bailout tests - earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross long before he earned a collection of medals in Vietnam. Despite the many accolades, Kittinger's proudest moment remains his free fall from 102,800 feet during which he achieved a speed of 614 miles per hour. In this long-awaited autobiography, Kittinger joins author Craig Ryan to document an astonishing career.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Silver spine, blue paper over boards. Pictorial DJ. Very good condition, inside and out. 327 pages. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 1995. Number line 01 01 00 99 0 8 7 6 5 4. Signed on the title page by Joe Kittinger. Joe Kittinger was a Air Force pilot and trailblazing aviation pioneer - he spent much of the late 50s and early 60s riding up to the edge of space in a balloon and then leaping out. He held records for highest balloon ascent, highest freefall, fastest freefall, and many more. His story is extensively covered in this book. Craig Ryan, the author, also assisted Kittinger with his own autobiography. Please email with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. White spine and sky blue paper over boards. Pictorial DJ. Binding and pages in excellent condition. DJ with mylar protector. 301 pages. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 2003. Complete number line indicating first printing. Signed on the half title page by Capt. Joe Kittinger. Kittinger is a Air Force Colonel and test pilot who (mind-bogglingly) spent much of the late 1950s and early 1960s riding balloons up to the very edge of space and then leaping out. He held records for highest balloon ascent, highest free-fall, and several others among the most extreme aviation records of the pre-spaceflight era. While this book is primarily about Nick Piantanida, Kittinger is often mentioned. (Craig Ryan assisted Kittinger in writing his own autobiography in 2011 - there are no signed copies of that available). Scarce. Signed by Author(s).…

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DVD. Condition: Neu. Neu Neuware, auf Lager - Sonntag, 14.10.12 Felix Baumgartner fliegt mit seinem Stratosphärenballon auf 39.045 Meter Höhe. Dann springt er - vom Rande des Weltalls, die Erde zu seinen Füssen. Er beweist, dass es möglich ist, ohne technische Hilfsmittel im freien Fall Schallgeschwindigkeit zu erreichen und dies zu überleben. Er erreicht 1.342 km/h und bricht Rekorde, die für mehr als 50 Jahre unantastbar waren. Die Welt ist live dabei - Millionen Menschen im Internet und vor den TV Stationen rund um den Erdball sehen zu, wie Geschichte geschrieben wird. Aber sie sehen nicht alles. Mehrmals ist das Projekt an der Kippe. Das wissenschaftliche Team muss sich vier Jahre lang Technologien und Lösungen einfallen lassen, um die Hürden des Stratosphärenflugs zu überwinden, Rückschläge müssen bewältigt, Ängste verarbeitet werden, um das zu erreichen, was noch nie ein Mensch zuvor erreicht hat. Noch während des Aufstiegs und Sprungs werden Technik und Menschen auf harte Proben gestellt. Das ist die Geschichte hinter der Red Bull Stratos Mission.…