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parachute

  • 103-Year-Old Breaks World Record as Oldest Female to Do a Tandem Parachute Jump
    103-Year-Old Breaks World Record as Oldest Female to Do a Tandem Parachute Jump
    At 103 years and 259 days old, a Swedish woman has fulfilled her dream and broken a world record in the process by becoming the oldest woman to tandem parachute ...
    June 29, 2022BY Louise Chambers
  • Parachute Demo at National Park Causes Brief Capitol Evacuation
    Parachute Demo at National Park Causes Brief Capitol Evacuation
    WASHINGTON—The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a ...
    April 20, 2022BY The Associated Press
  • Texas Skydiving Instructor Dies When Parachute Fails to Open
    Texas Skydiving Instructor Dies When Parachute Fails to Open
    WALLER, Texas—A skydiving instructor was killed after his parachute failed to open during a tandem jump in the ...
    February 23, 2022BY The Associated Press
  • Teen Pilot Rutherford Takes a Step Closer to Circumnavigating Globe
    Teen Pilot Rutherford Takes a Step Closer to Circumnavigating Globe
    JAKARTA—Teenager Zara Rutherford, bidding to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe, recalled the challenges ...
    December 24, 2021BY Reuters
  • Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
    Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, ...
    February 24, 2021BY The Associated Press
  • Parachutist Makes World’s First Jump From Solar-Powered Plane
    Parachutist Makes World’s First Jump From Solar-Powered Plane
    PAYERNE, Switzerland—A parachutist completed the world's first jump from a solar-powered aircraft on Tuesday after the plane soared ...
    August 25, 2020BY Reuters
  • Fight Breaks Out in Plane When Passenger Demands Parachute, Attempts to Open Door
    Fight Breaks Out in Plane When Passenger Demands Parachute, Attempts to Open Door
    A man on a flight suddenly demanded a parachute after pounding on the windows and trying to open ...
    May 28, 2019BY Daniel Holl
  • Teenager Dies After Jumping Off 14-Story Building With ‘Homemade’ Parachute
    Teenager Dies After Jumping Off 14-Story Building With ‘Homemade’ Parachute
    A teenager died after his parachute failed to open when he jumped off a 14-story building in Ukraine, ...
    December 17, 2018BY Simon Veazey
  • NASA’s Supersonic Parachute Ready for 2020 Mars Mission
    NASA’s Supersonic Parachute Ready for 2020 Mars Mission
    NASA has completed three successful tests of the parachute that will lower its landing craft to the surface ...
    October 29, 2018BY Chris Jasurek
  • 2 Die in California Skydive Accident, Facility’s Safety Record Scrutinized
    2 Die in California Skydive Accident, Facility’s Safety Record Scrutinized
    Two tandem skydivers plummeted to their deaths after their parachute failed to open on Aug. 6, in Acampo, ...
    August 8, 2016BY Petr Svab
  • Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump and Land Without Chute
    Skydiver Becomes First Person to Jump and Land Without Chute
    A 42-year-old skydiver with more than 18,000 jumps made history when he became the first person to leap ...
    July 31, 2016BY The Associated Press
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