05.09.16 Robots Watch a parachute rescue a drone in free fall ParaZero's SafeAir can save a drone (and the people below) in an emergency. By J. Fingas, 05.09.16 save Save share
05.04.13 05.04.13 NASA's Orion spacecraft takes another parachute test, intentionally fails (video) Ideally, Astronauts want to return to Earth in fully functional space capsules, but sometimes thin... By S. Buckley, 05.04.13 save Save share View
08.30.12 08.30.12 NASA completes successful parachute drop simulation for Orion spacecraft NASA has always used the desert as its own personal playground, and we'd imagine that its team had... By Z. Lutz, 08.30.12 save Save share View
02.02.12 02.02.12 SpaceX test-fires its 'super' rocket engines (video) Spaceflight start-up, SpaceX, has been demonstrating the potency of its SuperDraco rockets, testin... By M. Smith, 02.02.12 save Save share View
11.14.11 11.14.11 Encased iPad survives 1300 foot drop, because why not? The folks at G-Form make athletic pads and rugged iPad cases, but they must really hate Apple's... By M. Schramm, 11.14.11 save Save share View
09.30.11 09.30.11 Future SpaceX rockets will set you down gently after your long commute (video) Elon Musk's space ferries will one day require nothing so prosaic as parachutes to soften their l... By S. Sakr, 09.30.11 save Save share View
09.12.11 09.12.11 Paraswift climbs buildings, jumps, lives to tell the tale (video) Looks like not even our parachuting jobs are safe from the robot onslaught. Disney Research and t... By B. Heater, 09.12.11 save Save share View
05.11.11 05.11.11 Swiss rocketeer jetpacks above Grand Canyon, lives to tell the tale (video) There's "crazy" and then there's "craaazy." Crazy is going swimming five minutes after eating, or... By A. Toor, 05.11.11 save Save share View
07.13.10 07.13.10 GPS parachutes delivering blood to front lines in the coming years GPS-guided parachutes are nothing new -- in fact, we're guessing that a few are being dropped somewh... By D. Murph, 07.13.10 save Save share View
03.29.10 03.29.10 CubeSail parachute to drag old satellites from orbit, keep atmospheric roads clear It's not something laypeople think about very often (space debris, for those wondering), but it's c... By D. Murph, 03.29.10 save Save share View
