SpaceX is known for its vertical integration, but one component it’s been outsourcing is parachutes — until earlier this month, when the company quietly acquired parachute vendor Pioneer Aerospace ...

A Pensacola small business is providing critical equipment for members of the military, while also providing critical jobs to people in the local workforce. Paradigm Parachute and Defense Inc., a ...

SpaceX is buying parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace, The Information first reported. Elon Musk's rocket firm will pay $2.2 million to rescue Pioneer after its parent company went bankrupt. SpaceX is ...

A team of engineers from Polytechnique Montréal report a new and unique parachute concept inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami today in Nature. This simple, robust and low-cost approach has a wide ...