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 ...

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 ...

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Some parachutes feature openings or holes, which aid in stability and control. Without a means for some air to escape through the top of the canopy, wind could force the parachute to rock ...

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Jessica Edgeington became obsessed with skydiving when her parents bought her a jump for her 18th birthday. Now 32, the Virginia resident has made more than 6,000 jumps and is ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. The phased-deployment model for the kind of parachute that saved a ...

A parachute developed for the ExoMars mission is successfully tested in a high-altitude balloon drop test in Sweden in June. Credit: Vorticity WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has resumed tests ...

Discuss with students some uses for parachutes (to slow down human descent, to drop supplies and other materials into war zones, to slow down vehicles such as the space shuttle and the rovers). Ask ...

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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 ...