The test comes as Isro preps for the maiden uncrewed launch of the Gaganyaan Mission as early as January 2026.

Test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan Crew Module was conducted at Babina Field Firing Range (BFFR) in Uttar Pradesh as part ...

ISRO has successfully conducted a crucial test of the main parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field ...

According to ISRO, the test belongs to the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests (IMAT)—a series vital for qualifying the ...

The Indian space agency today said it has successfully conducted an important test on main parachutes for the Gaganyaan crew module.

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 ...

Mode K parachutes descended more straight and uniformly, while those in Mode C wavered more. Even in low “load-to-area” ratios—when the dropped object is light in relation to parachute size—the new ...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has won a $1.5 million, three-year NASA Mars Technology Development contract to develop guidance parachute technology for future Mars missions. The contract award, which will be ...

Researchers Cutler Phillippe, Francesco Panerai, and Laura Villafañe Roca of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology explored the fiber-scale characteristics of parachute textiles ...

NASA and SpaceX are examining parachutes used for landing the Dragon capsule after back-to-back splashdowns saw one parachute lag the others. A SpaceX capsule carrying crew had one parachute inflate ...

Indian space agency today said it has successfully conducted an important test on Main Parachutes for the Gaganyaan Crew Module.

The parachute system for the Gaganyaan Crew Module comprises 10 parachutes of four different types, designed to ensure a safe ...