It took two rooms to hold the gear for the six-member skydiving crew. One smelled sharp — the odor came from the pyrotechnics, explained Yulia Pangburg, one of the skydivers suiting up to jump over ...

Summer is nearly upon us, which means that we need to find creative ways to stay cool. Here's a great way to cool someone else off from over 100 yards away. 100 yards away, that's pretty far to cool ...

Human flight turns 222 years old on Monday. The hot air balloon was the first sustainable form of flight, with the first passengers, (a sheep, duck, and rooster) taking to the skies on September 19, ...

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