Over the weekend, the Gilliam Airport in Louisiana reported a skydiver missing at approximately 1:30 p.m. after he failed to return to the dropzone. Air and rescue teams from North Caddo Medical ...

Computational Modeling of Failure at the Fabric Weave Level in Reentry Parachute Energy ModulatorsEnergy modulators (EM) are textile ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American NASA's launch of the Ares 1-X test rocket ...

The ESA confirms a recent parachute test here on Earth has failed, making this the second failure in the last few months. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Engineers reached a milestone in the development of the parachute recovery system for NASA’s Orion deep space crew vehicle on Dec. 20, as a 21,000-lb. spacecraft simulator floated to an intact landing ...

SpaceX was supposed to be prepping for a crewed launch of its Dragon II capsule right now, but things have taken an unfortunate turn for the private spaceflight firm. A Dragon spacecraft exploded last ...