How a bulletproof parachute saved parents and 2-year-old girl from dying in California plane crash by slowing the craft to 0mph in just eight seconds ...

A parachute on a SpaceX Dragon failed to open as expected as the capsule descended to Earth in January. It's the second time the apparent fault has occurred. NASA and SpaceX say they're investigating.

A parachute is credited with saving the lives of three people including a 2-year-old during a small plane crash in a rugged area of Mendocino County.

A parachute on a SpaceX Dragon failed to open as expected as the capsule descended to Earth in January. It's the second time the apparent fault has occurred. NASA and SpaceX say they're investigating.

A pigeon parachute that was used to carry messages during World War II and D-Day was found in an old shoebox. The unique item is reportedly at least 80 years old.

MARANA, Ariz. – An aircraft used by the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team collided Friday with a civilian aircraft during a training mission near a rural airport, military officials said.

The first parachute helped jettison the capsule’s heat shield. Next, two parachutes were fired out of a mortar like a bullet out of a gun to slow and stabilize the craft.