It’s gonna be a ruff landing! Russia’s dogtroopers undergo parachute training from 13,000ft 

It’s gonna be a ruff landing! Russia’s dogtroopers undergo parachute training – by leaping out of planes at 13,000ft The parachuting system can drop dogs from 13,000 ft with their handlers Preliminary trials have been successful and the dogs are able to perform ‘adequately’  Russia’s state technology group said the system would be ready for … Read more

RICHARD KAY: Toughest gig yet for top aide who put Queen in a parachute 

When the Queen appeared alongside Daniel Craig in the televised James Bond gag for the opening of the 2012 Olympics, there was amused chatter in living rooms up and down the country at the bare-faced cheek of it all. But within royal circles the humour was much more knowing. For the man who signed off on … Read more

Moment daring Coastguard helicopter crew rescued base jumper whose parachute failed

Moment daring Coastguard helicopter crew rescued base jumper whose parachute failed to open as he plummeted 340ft from Beachy Head cliffs By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 00:20 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 7 April 2021 Footage has revealed the moment Coastguard paramedics come to the rescue of a basejumper who was left … Read more

Moment daring Coastguard helicopter crew rescued base jumper whose parachute failed

Moment daring Coastguard helicopter crew rescued base jumper whose parachute failed to open as he plummeted 340ft from Beachy Head cliffs By William Cole For Mailonline Published: 00:20 BST, 7 April 2021 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 7 April 2021 Footage has revealed the moment Coastguard paramedics come to the rescue of a basejumper who was left … Read more

Base jumper rushed to hospital after parachute fails to open when jumping off Beachy Head 

Base jumper is rushed to hospital after parachute fails to open when jumping off 530ft cliff at Beachy Head The alarm was raised at about 9.15am today when the parachute failed to open The casualty was rescued from the base of the cliffs by a Coastguard paramedic Others from the team of basejumpers were taken … Read more

NASA’s Perseverance rover, parachute, heat shield and descent stage spotted on Mars by ESA

NASA’s Perseverance rover, the parachute that helped it land and the descent stage have been spotted on Mars by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars orbiter. The rover first landed on the Red Planet on February 18 after a hair raising ‘7 minutes of terror’ descent to the Martian surface that saw it slowed down … Read more

Daredevil parachute instructor who taught Tom Cruise to skydive has camper van stolen

A Team GB skydiver who taught the sport to Tom Cruise for Mission: Impossible has been left devastated after having her £30,000 van stolen. Sian Stokes, from East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, said her grey Ford custom camper – which had ‘literally our whole life in’ – was nicked on Wednesday night. The 33-year-old said she and fiance Ian Hodgkinson, … Read more

Daredevil parachute instructor who taught Tom Cruise to skydive has camper van stolen

A Team GB skydiver who taught the sport to Tom Cruise for Mission: Impossible has been left devastated after having her £30,000 van stolen. Sian Stokes, from East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, said her grey Ford custom camper – which had ‘literally our whole life in’ – was nicked on Wednesday night. The 33-year-old said she and fiance Ian Hodgkinson, … Read more

NASA fans spot hidden message on Perseverance’s parachute written in binary

Internet sleuths have uncovered a hidden message left by NASA on the inside of the parachute that landed Perseverance on Mars – it says ‘Dare Mighty Things’ in binary. The code was written into the lining of the parachute, made from a custom material crafted in Devon, and kept under wraps until it was deployed … Read more

Parachute Regiment is furious as Royal Marines swipe official motto for use in a marketing campaign

Ready for Anything? Parachute Regiment is furious as Royal Marines swipe official motto for use in a marketing campaign ‘Ready for Anything’ has appeared beneath the Paras’ winged crest since WWII The Marines launched an online campaign with the same words last week An Ministry of Defence spokesman said ‘a healthy rivalry is only to be expected’ … Read more