Before leaving the space shuttle to perform tasks in space ... wears special equipment consisting of a partialpressure suit, a parachute harness assembly, and a parachute pack.

A NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter re-enters the Earth's atmosphere ... offered very little maneuverability, and made ...

The test didn't use an actual space capsule - the parachutes were tested on a metal sled, which was damaged. Gerstenmaier told Spaceflight Now that Boeing's "Starliner parachute drop tests have ...