WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, ...

Over the weekend, the Gilliam Airport in Louisiana reported a skydiver missing at approximately 1:30 p.m. after he failed to return to the dropzone. Air and rescue teams from North Caddo Medical ...

Despite a parachute failure, NASA officials say the experimental Ares I-X rocket performed as well or better than computer modeling predicted during its six-minute test flight. Bill Harwood has been ...

Twenty-one year old Shayna Richardson was making her first solo skydive in Siloam Springs, Ark., in October when her main parachute failed and her reserve chute didn't fully deploy. She was falling at ...

A man who jumped off a high-rise apartment tower in San Diego died when his parachute apparently failed to deploy, California police told news sources. A 911 caller reported hearing a “loud pop” like ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American NASA's launch of the Ares 1-X test rocket ...

A skydiving instructor critically injured during a tandem jump with a customer on Saturday has died, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports. The instructor, whose name hasn't been released, was hurt ...