Coming down under a parachute is quite different as well. You hit the ground pretty hard, but all the systems work very well to keep it from hurting, so it doesn't even hurt when you hit. It was a great experience to be able to do both.
Leroy Chiao

I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back.
Eric Allin Cornell

I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
Zora Neale Hurston

I got quite bored when I was hanging in the air. I want to do it without a parachute next.
Rhona Mitra

I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.
William Stafford

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
Margaret Mead

The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
Sally Ride

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
Valentina Tereshkova