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 humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal engineers designed parachutes based on kirigami—cutting paper into ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

Boeing's Starliner capsule is to return to Earth after a stay at the Space Station as part of a test mission before it flies astronauts. The parachutes are among the systems engineers are monitoring.

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 ...