Air and Aviation Sports

Watch skydiver survive 8,000-foot plummet after parachutes fail

2013-03-15 10:45:00

� Skydiver Craig Stapleton, 51, is lucky to be alive after his parachutes failed during a jump on Sunday. Stapleton jumped from 8,000 feet, and then his primary and backup parachutes failed. "I thought, 'God hates me,'" Stapleton told ABCNews.com....

Marine killed in skydiving accident was decorated combat veteran

2013-02-28 12:34:03

Marine who died in Perris skydiving accident identified

2013-02-27 16:42:11

Camp Pendleton Marine dies in sky diving accident in Perris

2013-02-26 17:14:04

Daredevil went faster than previously thought during 24-mile fall

2013-02-05 07:15:00

The results are in from Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting leap from a capsule floating more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert, and it turns out he went faster during his supersonic free fall than originally estimated. With more...

Rescuers search for missing skydiver in Washington state

2013-01-05 16:53:00

Authorities in Washington state narrowed their search Saturday for a skydiver who disappeared after jumping from a helicopter above the Cascade Mountains and are hoping to find the 29-year old alive after two days in the rugged terrain. Sgt. Cindi...

BASE jumper becomes stuck in tree, later rescued

2012-09-18 09:53:13

Discovering the open spirit of Rio de Janeiro

2012-08-05 00:00:00

RIO DE JANEIRO — "Should I use violence to restrain you if you want to buy too much?" my Italian roommate asked, seeing my enthusiasm for shopping manifest itself at a Brazilian kitchenware and china shop in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood....

Mars rover photos will help scientists better understand planet

2012-08-09 10:02:52

Looking for clues in Curiosity's photos from Mars (Google+ Hangout)

2012-08-09 13:52:41

Heat Beaters

2012-06-05 15:37:00

When the thermometer hits triple digits in Las Vegas, most people duck into air-conditioned casinos or plunge into the nearest pool. But there are loads of other ways to beat the heat in a city that simmers throughout the summer. One of our favorite...

Put your stress on vacation

2011-05-30 00:00:00

Got stress? If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?) But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...

Reporter Jack Dolan hitches a ride with veteran flyer Fred Ballard over Sylmar. As the average age of hang glider pilots soars into the 60s and 70s, their sport, which was born in Southern California, teeters on the brink of extinction.

2012-12-25 20:18:17

You knew we were going to get to this. There's bound to be someone in your life who has always talked about wanting to skydive. Or someone who says they'll never do it. Give this, a 2-mile high, 120 mph tandem freefall, to both of them. $239 ($229 online).

2012-11-19 18:38:00

Skydive School Dropouts is a team of skydivers, and therefore are very familiar with falling through the air. They are so comfortable fighting gravity, that their flying machine will even have ejection canopies.

2012-09-12 00:00:00