Freshman Joy Dunn won the first 16.00 (Introduction to Aerospace) aerodynamic decelerator design contest on Feb. 8, with a self-designed parachute that took 23 seconds to hit the ground after being dropped from the third floor balcony in Lobby 7. Photo / Donna Coveney

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on February 9, 2005 (download PDF).