HONOLULU (AP) — A parachute inflated during a test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft on Mars, but it then disintegrated immediately afterward, NASA officials said Tuesday. The parachute ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A parachute failed during a NASA test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft — and eventually astronauts — on Mars, the agency said Monday. The parachute deployed but failed ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, ...

In the early hours of Sept. 7, NASA broke a world record. Less than 2 minutes after the launch of a 58-foot-tall (17.7-meter) Black Brant IX sounding rocket, a payload separated and began its dive ...

YUMA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona is home to one of the best army testing centers. Yuma Proving Ground is known for parachute testing and medical training. YPG’s Airborne Test Force conducted a medical ...

(Reuters) - Private rocket company SpaceX had an incident during parachute testing for its Crew Dragon capsule, in which the simulated spacecraft being tested became unstable and was dropped early, ...

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground is home to all manner of parachute testing. Recently, elite jumpers from its Airborne Test Force completed the initial testing for a ...

Useful for seizing isolated airfields deep behind enemy lines which can then be used to receive and deploy more troops and armaments, the tactic of mass parachute jumps has a long history with ...