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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, 2022
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Louise Chambers
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, 2022
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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, 2022
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December 24, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2020
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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, 2019
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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, 2018
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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, 2018
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Two tandem skydivers plummeted to their deaths after their parachute failed to open on Aug. 6, in Acampo, ...
August 8, 2016
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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, 2016
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