Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. People hold colorful slates. Slate reads as 'United States Optical Branch'.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Balloon and gondola ascending, parachuted by Captain Killinger. Clouds in sky. Balloon with gondola in flight. Piasecki H-21 American helicopter circling the descending parachute during descent.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Balloon and gondola in flight, parachuted by Captain Joseph Kittinger. Balloon ascends. Clouds in sky.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Balloon and gondola in flight, parachuted by Captain Joseph Kittinger. Views of balloon while descending. Piasecki H-21 American helicopter circling the descending parachute during descent. Mountains in the background. View of land.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Parachute descending and landing, parachuted by Captain Kittinger. Shows Piasecki H-21 American helicopter landing near parachute.
Captain Joseph Kittinger during Operation Excelsior III in the United States. Men running from Piasecki H-21 American helicopter to Captain Kittinger on ground. Medics help Captain Kittinger to come out of the parachute harness. Captain Kittinger smokes. Captain Kittinger boards H-21. H-21 lifting off and in flight.