• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 7th, 2015
NASA's August 26 Orion Test Flight Will Purposely End in Failure

NASA's August 26 Orion Test Flight Will Purposely End in Failure

Two of the spacecraft's parachutes will not deploy

Watch: Man Jumps off Cliff, His Parachute Attached to His Skin

Watch: Man Jumps off Cliff, His Parachute Attached to His Skin

He says this jump gave him the best adrenaline rush ever

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 30th, 2014
NASA Tests Gear Intended to Bring Astronauts to Mars

NASA Tests Gear Intended to Bring Astronauts to Mars

The test was carried out in Hawaii, is said to have “worked beautifully”

Australian Restaurant Delivers Grilled Cheese Sandwiches via Parachute

Australian Restaurant Delivers Grilled Cheese Sandwiches via Parachute

Customers must wait at the landing zone at a specific time

Venezuelan Skydiver Breaks World Record by Landing Smallest Parachute

Venezuelan Skydiver Breaks World Record by Landing Smallest Parachute

Ernesto Gainza jumped from 14,000 feet (4,200m) with a 35sq ft (3.25sq m) parachute

Google Doodle Celebrates the First Parachute Jump of André-Jacques Garnerin

Google Doodle Celebrates the First Parachute Jump of André-Jacques Garnerin

The Frenchman descended from his balloon at 900 meters (3,000 feet)

Parachute Jump from Helicopter Is Near-Miss – Video

Parachute Jump from Helicopter Is Near-Miss – Video

A video shows a man having his chute caught in the skid

Navy SEAL Accident in Arizona Claims Life of Officer in Bin Laden Raid Team

Navy SEAL Accident in Arizona Claims Life of Officer in Bin Laden Raid Team

Two officers' parachutes collide during routine training, only one makes it out alive

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • February 6th, 2013
Felix Baumgartner Hit 1.25 Mach in Historic Jump, Final Official Numbers Show

Felix Baumgartner Hit 1.25 Mach in Historic Jump, Final Official Numbers Show

Faster than the initial estimates, though the final jump height was lower

  • Space
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • August 23rd, 2010
First Dragon High Altitude Drop Test Successful

First Dragon High Altitude Drop Test Successful

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 27th, 2008
Phoenix Prepares to Start Digging

Phoenix Prepares to Start Digging

Investigations to start within a week