Parachutes being developed for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner undergo a reliability test using a "dart" in place of the crew capsule. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — An incident involving a test of parachutes ...

A scene from a video released by SpaceX Nov. 3 showing the latest test of the Mark 3 parachutes for its Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — SpaceX said Nov. 3 that it has now carried ...

In 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin’s daring leap over Paris revealed a flaw in early parachute design: violent oscillations that made descents unpredictable. French astronomer Jérôme Lalande’s proposal ...

FORT BRAGG, NC (AP) — The Army is investigating the death of an 82nd Airborne paratrooper who died during weekend training in North Carolina while using a new style of parachute. WRAL-TV reported ...

Parachute design, development, and testing for planets beyond Earth is very similar to those designed for Earth. First, we pick a parachute type or shape based on the expected speed of the probe when ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An 82nd Airborne paratrooper who died during weekend training at Fort Bragg was using a new style of parachute designed for slower descents. WRAL-TV reported Wednesday that ...