Silk. Later nylon was used.
Parachutes were made of woven nylon fabric in WW2
Parachutes were originally made of silk, but now they are probably made of an artificial material like nylon.
Parachutes are made of silk, or nylon
A parachcute is what you use in the millartary and people use them to go skydiving. And the first parachute made in 1783 by Sebastien Lenormand. And kids can play with parachutes as well.
The first released track by Coldplay is "Parachutes" off their album Parachutes - EP
Silk
Silk.
Parachutes
Parachutes, on 10 July 2000
Modern parachutes are made from nylon.
Parachutes have never been used in space, and never will be. Without atmosphere, parachutes accomplish nothing. They are used to prevent the fiery destruction of a space vehicle when it re-enters earth's atmosphere.