JAN 4, 1912: Reckless inventor Franz Reichelt was filmed jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower after testing the world’s first parachute suit on this day in 1912. The 33-year-old Austrian-born ...

During ascent and entry, each crewmember wears special equipment consisting of a partialpressure suit, a parachute harness assembly, and a parachute pack. The suit, consisting of helmet ...

Homer has been in the space suit business since 2007, he said, which was the year he won NASA’s (National Aeronautics and ...