In an effort to prevent falling rockets from landing on populated areas, China tested a parachute system designed to control where its rocket boosters land back on Earth. China successfully carried ...

Tandem skydivers “lost control” of their parachute while they were up about 20 to 30 feet and plunged to the ground, according to Wisconsin authorities. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office was called ...

MOUNT COMFORT, Ind. — A pilot had to deploy his parachute after he lost control of his aircraft in November. The National Transporation Safety Board said the incident happened around 8 a.m. on ...