SpaceX and NASA are both busy preparing for the upcoming manned test of the Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s capsule which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA’s ...

The Army is testing a new reserve parachute in its quest to minimize malfunctions. The new reserve parachute has a ripcord handle that is a single pin pull and an updated handle that protects from ...

SpaceX said it has now completed 10 consecutive successful multi-parachute tests of its Mark 3 parachute system being developed for its Crew Dragon spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX SANTA FE, N.M. — SpaceX ...

A recent parachute test of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule “was not satisfactory,” a NASA official said during a House subcommittee hearing yesterday. Few details were disclosed, but it’s now looking ...

As the second ExoMars mission, comprising a rover and surface science platform, progresses towards launch next year, teams continue to troubleshoot the parachute design following an unsuccessful ...

FILE PHOTO: Starhopper rocket is seen before SpaceX performs an untethered test of the company's Raptor engine mounted on it at their facility in Boca Chica, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. July 25, ...

NASA is desperate for its own transportation solution to send astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It's paid both SpaceX and Boeing huge sums of money to figure it out, and while ...

Last month, NASA took another step towards the Red Planet with a test of its supersonic parachute, designed to slow the spacecraft down as it enters the Martian atmosphere at more than 12,000 mph. A ...

Editor’s note: The following is a response from NASA ESMD PAO in response to an inquiry I made regarding the recent crash of a Orion Parachute Test Vehicle: “The Constellation Program did conduct a ...

HONOLULU — 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 ...