The U.S. military routinely retires massive cargo parachutes used to deliver tanks, Jeeps, ammunition and food supplies to ...

Putting young, inexperienced pilots into a 50-year-old Air Force plane seems like a risky idea. Even riskier? Getting rid of crew’s parachutes to save money. But that’s what the Air Force did last May ...

Modern sport parachutes are designed like small wings that allow precise steering and soft landings. Yet most military paratroopers still jump using the older round canopy design that offers very ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached a significant milestone in its ambitious ExoMars mission. The parachute system, essential for ensuring the safe landing of the Rosalind Franklin rover on ...

What is the secret that elite special forces around the world know about jumping out of aircraft? State-of-the-art canopies - where to find them and how to leverage them to the max. Jumping with a ...

Jim Toomey has a weakness for space memorabilia, but he doesn’t have unlimited funds. So he had to keep his desires in check as he perused an online auction of NASA relics in May 2012. The Bradenton, ...

Rancher Albert Kolk's small plane banked uncontrollably in darkness over Canada's Monashee Mountains, then began spiraling toward earth. "Seat belts!" he barked to his teenage grandson and two young ...

What goes up must come down, so Boeing's Starliner capsule returns to Earth tomorrow after a short stay at the International Space Station. It's a test mission before NASA gives the company the go ...

SpaceX has a start-up mentality, high ambitions and a slew of accomplishments, which include landing two rocket boosters side by side in a synchronized aerial ballet. Boeing Co. is a powerful ...