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Parachute Press is a division of Parachute Publishing, a packager of book series for children and teenagers. The four women listed as the company's principals are all themselves authors of children's books (among others), and Jane Stine [ 1 ] is married to R. L. Stine .
Gina Cascone is an author and TV script writer. She has written two memoirs; Pagan Babies and Other Catholic Memories, a child's eye view of her years in Catholic school, and Life al Dente: Laughter and Love in an Italian American Family. She has been a syndicate writer for 17th Street, Parachute Press, and other series books for young readers.
Kathryn Lance (November 26, 1943 – January 29, 2022) was an American writer in many fields of fiction and non-fiction under her own name and various pseudonyms, as well as being the ghostwriter for numerous books purportedly written by other people.
Parachute Press filed a lawsuit, which followed with numerous other suits and counter lawsuits [127] over who controls certain rights to the series. In 2003, the two sides reached an agreement, with Scholastic receiving the Goosebumps trademark and all other rights to the series for US$9.65 million .
On 3 June 1785, he made a successful test of a parachute using a dog. Blanchard later dropped a cat and more dogs from parachutes. His attempt to drop a sheep with a parachute was unsuccessful. Later that year, a Mr Durry in Ireland repeated the feat, with a dog "suspended over the side of the gondola, wearing nothing but a parachute, and ...
On 22 October 1797, his parachute descent became a cause célèbre, particularly when he announced in 1798 that his next flight would include a woman as a passenger. Although the public and press were in favor, Garnerin was forced to justify his project before the officials of the Central Bureau of Police.
In June 1942, Adeline Grey was the first person to successfully test the human-rated parachute. This led to Pioneer becoming the world's leading manufacturer of parachutes, producing 300 per day at the height of WWII. A Canadian subsidiary The Pioneer Parachute Company of Canada Ltd operated in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Canada from 1954 until 1962.
He opened his parachute earlier than normal, hoping to drift closer to the shore. [32] Both survivors shed boots, heavy clothing, and anything that would not float, doffing their chutes and jump suits as they hit the water. [33] Coy used first his reserve parachute and later his helmet as flotation devices. [32]