The former limo driver and self-styled NASCAR innovator attempted similar launches in the past. Hughes had built a reputation as one of the flat earth movement’s more dedicated researchers, who was set on disproving the fact our planet is spherical. “It was unsuccessful, and he passed away,” Stakes said Speaking to the Associated Press, associate and fellow rocketeer Waldo Stakes confirmed Hughes died in the attempt. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it had been called to the site of a rocket crash, where a man was pronounced deceased. However, an apparent malfunction saw the rocket fall from the sky without its parachute. “Mad” Mike Hughes, 64, died on Saturday afternoon when his steam-powered rocket crashed near Barstow, California.Ĭiting eyewitnesses, BBC reports Hughes’ rocket launched successfully and flew a considerable distance. A US stuntman and amateur astronaut has died after his homemade rocket crashed in the Californian desert, sparking tributes to a man who devoted his life to proving the Earth is flat.
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