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61Caterpillar Club — to bail out of a disabled aircraft. After authentication by the parachute maker, applicants receive a membership certificate and a distinctive lapel pin. HistoryBefore April 28 1919 there was no way for a pilot to jump out of a plane and then to… …
62Mercury-Redstone 3 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 3 Spacecraft name Freedom 7 Spacecraft mass …
63Mars Polar Lander — Artist depiction of Mars Polar Lander on Mars. Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta …
64Pilot chute — A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected to the deployment bag containing the parachute by a bridle. On modern skydiving rigs three types of pilot chutes can be… …
65Operation Tonga — This article summarises British airborne operations during the Normandy Landings. For American airborne operations, see American airborne landings in Normandy Operation Tonga Part of Normandy landings …
66Mercury-Redstone 2 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 2 Spacecraft mass Launch: 1,203 kilograms (2,650 lb) Crew siz …
67Mercury-Atlas 7 — Mercury 7 redirects here. For the group of astronauts, see Mercury Seven. Mercury Atlas 7 Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Atlas 7 …
68Mercury-Redstone 1A — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 1A Spacecraft mass 2,720 lb (1,230 kg)[1] …
69Mercury-Redstone BD — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone BD Spacecraft mass 1,141 kilograms (2,520 lb) Crew size 0 …
70Shayna Richardson — (born 1984) is a student skydiver from Joplin, Missouri who made headlines in 2005 after she survived a skydiving accident and fell face first in a parking lot, and later was found to be pregnant. AccidentThe accident occurred on October 9, 2005… …
