War Hero Joe Kittinger’s Daytona Joy Ride: ‘A Redneck’s Dream’

Joe Kittinger is not a household name. But if you mention him to aviation- and astronaut-types, they know who he is. In 1960, as research for NASA’s then-fledgling space program, he rode a helium balloon to 102,800 feet above the Earth, then jumped out, eclipsing 600 mph during his free-fall. His …