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Show Motorcycle r this week Everyonehasa calling, has to make aliving. I'm not trying to kill myself. | don't have a death wish,” hesaid. “If you make the jumpsandstay alive, it’s all worth Daredevil Jump Across the Canyon it Sets Record Robbie Knievel makes Grand Canyon jump Knievel refu ed to wear a parachute, say would weigh him downand push him off balance A parachute thwarted Evel i Be) HUALAPA} INDIAN sn RESERVATION Noe i ; Knievel’s attempt to cross the Snake River Canyon in Idahoin 1974. It deployed too earl) Daredevil Robbie Knievel performeda record-setting jumpover a portion of the Grand Canyon Thursday. The jump, over a 2,500-foot drop without the use of nets or a parachute, was threatened by windy conditions at the canyon rim. had a #100to mph maintain to clear the} | canyonwhen helaunched from | the 700-foot ramp Knievel jumped frome west, landing on the |_ of landing ramp Whentouching down, Knievel ed the flat safety deck and ied safely on the 200-foot — — tried t e the 1,800. in aro The elder Knievel was fished off the bottom of the can yon by helicopter but suffered f a — Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel successfully cleared a sliver of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, breaking his world record of 223 feet with room to spare Fireworks erupted and a crowd only minorinjuries. His son achieved notoriety in April 1989 by jumping the foun- tains aesars Palace in Las Ve gas, a stunt that nearly killed Evel Knievel 21 years earlier Robbie Knievelsaid his father. who has beenailingsince a recent liver transplant, had wanted to jumpthe Grand Canyonbut never got the chance of about 500 cheered as Knievel soared 55 feet into the air over the 200-foot-wide gorge at 90 mphonan ordinary 500ce motor. cycle Officials said Knievel traveled 228 feet, eclipsing the record he set in PanamaCity, Fla., in the early 1990s. If he failed, Knievel risked plunging 2,500feetto the canyon floor on the Hualapai Indian Res- ervation, west of Grand Canyon National Park Knievel tumbledoff the bike after clearing the landing ramp, comingto rest ina cloud of dust in haybalesset up to cushiona fall . wiped out in the head a little,’ Knievel said. He was examined by paramedics, who applied a neck brace and placed him on a gurney. He was flown byhelicopter to University Medical Center in Las Vegas for an examination. The jump wastelevisedlive by Fox on the East Coast for tape delayairing later Thursdaynight in the rest of the country Knievel, 37, the son of daredevil Evel Knievel, attempted the same jump on April 29 but it was canceled at the last minute because of wind and cold weather. Conditions were much better this time, with clear skies, lighter wind and warm temperatures Knievel would not say how muchFox paid him ‘You're talking about one of the seven wonders of the world. and I want to do it.” Knievel said Big Asteroid Will Pass Near Earth, Astronomers Say Ali Dockers Shorts reg. $38 Side-elastic canvas or cargo twill KNIGHT-RIDDER NEWS SERVICE shortsin variousstyles; sizes 30-42. WASHINGTON — In thecos- Save 25% mic equivalent of a bullet whiz zing by Earth’s ear, a half-mile wide asteroid looks asif it will comecloser to smashing into our planet than any other space rock astronomers have tracked. It won't hit Earth. But its arriv al in 28 yearswill bea visible reminder that space can be a dan gerous place 30-4 Save 25% After computing a new path for the dangerous rock, NASAscien tists and other astronomers deter: mined this week that the asteroid will come close — but definitely not hit — Earth on Aug. 7, 2027 The asteroid could swing as All Dockers Shirts close as 19,000 miles to Earth's surface. That's only one-twelfth $ thedistancebetween hereand the rt-sleeved woven. M-XL Save 25% moon It is indeed very interesting said Paul Chodas, a research sci entist in NASA's Near Earth Ob ject tracking office. “We're tak ing it seriously Becausethis is anasteroid that was discovered only in All DockersBelts January eg. $25-32.50 Casual and dressy leather vies; sizes 30-42 astronomers aren't certain how close the call will be. While Save 25% 19,000 miles is theclosest it can comein 2027, it could miss by as much as 600,000 miles Astronomers arecertain it won't hit Earth becauseits cur rent path andthepull of gravity put it on atrack that cannotinter: sect with Earth’s orbit. said Chodas But the newest tracks put the asteroid, called 1999AN10, on top of the list of close shaves com. piled by Harvard University’s Mi nor Planet Center. This rock will likely comenearly timescloser to Earth than the next known near hit, an asteroidthat will approach Earthin 2086 If it comes a close as 19,000 or 32,000 miles. visiblewith the k should be naked eye, Chodas said. It would look like a moder. ately bright star As research rs spend more time and money looking for aster oids and comets that come too close for comfort. there wil! g than 1999AN10. he said Thereis a very slight chance one in 10 million that wher 1999AN10gets close to Earth in 2027, our planet's wil shift the asteroid’s path in such a way that it will come within 5,000 miles in 2034 andhit us in 2039 Chodassaid. Coste Semsay Visit ws on the Internet a |
