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Kirigami-inspired parachute design promises pin-straight, low-cost descents every time

Engineers from Polytechnique Montréal have unveiled a new parachute concept based on kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting. The design is simple, robust, and low-cost, with potential to ...
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'Dare mighty things': The man behind the secret message in the Mars rover's parachute

For the thousands of people who work on a spacecraft that journeys to Mars, the result of their efforts often remains unseen once it leaves Earth. That all changed this week when NASA's Perseverance ...
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A California family, including 2-year-old, survived a plane crash by deploying a parachute system

A California family survived a plane crash with only minor injuries by deploying a parachute system. The plane's engine lost power five minutes after takeoff, officials said. The parachute opened ...
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Mr. Hampton's Safety Parachute, In which he made his first descent from the Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham Oct. 3rd 1838, and the second descent from the Baron de Berenger's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Uncolored etching of Mr. Hampton's ...
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft tumbling toward Earth may already have its parachute out, new images hint

Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It could be the doomed craft's parachute. When you purchase through links on ...
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This Sketch exhibits the Parachute with Mr. Cocking in the three stages of the descent.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Colored lithograph showing three ...