At 103 years and 259 days old, a Swedish woman has fulfilled her dream and broken a world record in the process by becoming the oldest woman to tandem parachute jump from a plane. Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson scripted history by becoming the world’s oldest female parachutist since free-falling in Motala, Sweden, on May 29…
103-Year-Old Breaks World Record as Oldest Female to Do a Tandem Parachute Jump
Parachute Demo at National Park Causes Brief Capitol Evacuation
April 20, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat”—but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration. The alert from the U.S. Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the…
Texas Skydiving Instructor Dies When Parachute Fails to Open
WALLER, Texas—A skydiving instructor was killed after his parachute failed to open during a tandem jump in the Houston area, but his student survived the ordeal, authorities said. Both were airlifted to a Houston hospital after the jump Saturday in Waller, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Houston. The instructor later died and the…
Teen Pilot Rutherford Takes a Step Closer to Circumnavigating Globe
JAKARTA—Teenager Zara Rutherford, bidding to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe, recalled the challenges involved in crossing a deserted and icebound Siberia on Wednesday after landing in Jakarta. The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot, who left Belgium in August, hopes to complete her 51,000-kilometre (32,000 miles) trip across five continents and 52 countries…
Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in the orange and white strips of the 70-foot parachute. He also included the…
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