Blue Origin's New Shepard returned to crewed suborbital flights, successfully sending six astronauts to space. However, after a long hiatus, there is another huge concern due to a parachute failure.

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 ...

A skydiver died after his parachute failed to deploy for "some unknown reason" an inquest has found. Charles McNeil, 49, from Poole, Dorset, died while doing a wingsuit jump with a friend at ...

A skydiver died Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy, authorities in Louisiana said. In a statement, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office described the skydiver, whose identity was not released, ...

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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 ...