U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians participated in Leapfest 2025, at Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 2, ...

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 back-and ...

High above the drop zone, U.S. Army parachute riggers and Special Forces soldiers come together for an airborne operation.

NATICK, Mass. - Four parachute riggers assigned to the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Soldier Center ...

ISROs Air Drop Trial (IADT- 01) addressed a critical need: qualifying the parachute-based deceleration system, which is ...

The lives of Indian astronauts will literally hang by thread when they return to Earth -indigenously made parachutes will ...

ISRO's IADT-01 test marks a historic achievement for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight program, successfully validating the ...

The giant parachute the B-52 uses for each landing weighs 200 pounds and is 90 feet long. It reduces the amount of stress on ...

Repeated wind checks. Dozens of laps to gain altitude. A rising aircraft accompanied by a rising feeling of hypoxia. Oh, and ...