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Topic: Joe Kittinger, high-altitude skydiver (1928-2022)
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1664
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 12-10-2022 03:43 PM
   
One of Kittinger's lesser-known contributions was his work to perfect weightless parabola aircraft maneuvers, now a regular occurrence in preparing for spaceflights (and in tourism). He began this work in September of 1954 at Holloman AFB in conjunction with Dr. John Stapp, and this effort was labeled "sub-gravity research." Here is a postal cover that Kittinger carried on one of his sub-gravity missions in 1958 in an F-94C fighter jet: |
Glint
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From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 12-10-2022 04:59 PM
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alanh_7
Member Posts: 1264
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 12-11-2022 09:12 AM
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ea757grrl
Member Posts: 787
From: South Carolina
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 12-11-2022 02:23 PM
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SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 423
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 12-11-2022 09:05 PM
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Sputnik 1
Member Posts: 57
From: Heilbronn, Germany
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 12-12-2022 03:28 AM
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Delta7
Member Posts: 1696
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 12-12-2022 09:44 AM
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David C
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From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-12-2022 11:07 AM
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Blackarrow
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From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 12-12-2022 11:32 AM
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noroxine
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Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 12-13-2022 09:33 AM
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cddfspace
Member Posts: 626
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-13-2022 09:58 AM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 130
From: Norway
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 12-13-2022 02:08 PM
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machbusterman
Member Posts: 1799
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 12-17-2022 08:54 AM
Very sad that the greatest generation of test pilots are sadly no longer with us. I never had the opportunity to meet Joe Kittinger in person (he was originally slated to attend the very first Spacefest in 2007 but had to cancel due to emergency surgery). RIP and fair winds Colonel Joe. |
Starfighter1
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Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 12-17-2022 10:29 AM
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Donbl
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From: Frederick, MD
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 12-19-2022 09:39 PM
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RockyMnWay
Member Posts: 129
From: Westminster, CO, USA
Registered: Jul 2011
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posted 01-03-2023 02:51 PM
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Jake
Member Posts: 473
From: Independence, OR U.S.A.
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted 01-03-2023 03:03 PM
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Panther494
Member Posts: 555
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 01-04-2023 05:07 AM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 130
From: Norway
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 01-04-2023 01:18 PM
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