The Invention That Let Humanity Fall Safely The idea of floating safely back to Earth is older than flight itself. Ancie ...

An experienced Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist practicing a free-fall jump in California last year overcontrolled his parachute canopy, causing it to stall before ...

Your team will test the effects of surface area on descent rate. Your specifications will be: Parachute 1: 18-cm canopy. Use the compass to draw an 18-cm circle on your canopy. Cut it out and mark ...

VANCOUVER -- Earl Cossey sounded weary last week, assessing the importance of a new-found parachute. The Dan "D.B." Cooper/parachute expert had seen it all, over and over. This week, he laughed ...

Dean Walton was an experienced parachutist who took part in displays including a jump into the grounds of the Pentagon - HYDE NEWS AND PICTURES LTD A Red Devils sergeant major died after attempting an ...

Ever wondered how a BASE jumper preps for a jump? In this first-person POV tutorial, I walk you through exactly how I pack my slider-up BASE parachute—step by step. From inspecting the canopy to ...

The safe landing of the probe is one of the most difficult challenges in Mars exploration, and the Mars supersonic parachute is extremely important for this process. To date, all the successful Mars ...

To investigate three variables affecting a parachute's rate of descent and then design a parachute that will descend as slowly as possible. Discuss with students some uses for parachutes (to slow down ...