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Clowning around at the rodeo

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The job of a rodeo clown is dangerous and serious work despite the comical appearance. Rodeo clowns serve a very important safety function at rodeo events because they must divert the bull's attention when the rodeo rider is in trouble. The threat of injuries is a common occurrence for these clowns.

Author: Gaffney, Timothy R.
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1996
Behavior, Rodeo clowns, Lehmkuhler, Butch

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Space taxi

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NASA is researching the idea of a Personnel Launch System that will provide a safe, efficient way to get people into space. The space taxi would be launched from a huge airplane flying seven miles above the earth.

Author: Gaffney, Timothy R.
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
Research, Planning, Innovations, Space shuttles, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Spacecraft, Space vehicles

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Pioneer 10: it keeps going and going

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The Pioneer 10 space probe was launched in 1972 with the purpose of traveling to Jupiter. The probe passed safely through the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and now is over 4.8 billion miles from earth.

Author: Gaffney, Timothy R.
Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
Discovery and exploration, Space probes

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