1960 Press Photo Captain Joseph Kittinger visit his parents in Orlando, Florida

Captain Joseph Kittinger, right, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kittinger, Sr., Orlando, explains the workings of a turbo-prop engine to them. Captain Kittinger, attached to the Aerospace Medical Division at Dayton, Ohio made a record-breaking jump from a free balloon at an altitude of 19 1/2 miles in a series of tests for the Air Force Project Excelsior.

Photo is dated 1960.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.