Retired Air Force Col.Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., at his induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, on July 19, 1997.(Michael Heinz/AP)A giant of American aerospace history, Air Force Col.Joseph Kittinger Jr., who for more than half a century held a world record for a parachute jump from the edge of space, died in Florida on Friday at age 94.
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