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'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket. "Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, wanted to launch himself into space to prove that the Earth was flat.
Michael Hughes (February 9, 1956 – February 22, 2020), popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was an American limousine driver, professed flat-Earther, and daredevil known for flying in self-built steam rockets.
- February 9, 1956
- "Mad" Mike Hughes
- Crash of self-built rocket
- February 22, 2020 (aged 64), Barstow, California, U.S.
Aug 30, 2020 · Hughes and Stakes argued about Mike’s decision to use cut-rate parachutes, after which Stakes boycotted the flight attempt. The rocket prematurely ignited before Hughes had even clambered...
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Feb 23, 2020 · A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. "Mad" Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after...
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Feb 23, 2020 · The daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket launch gone wrong Saturday in Barstow, Calif., two witnesses to the accident confirmed. He was 64.
Feb 23, 2020 · Around 2 p.m. on Saturday, San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were called to a rocket launch on private property in Barstow, Calif., about 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles. “A man was...
Mar 22, 2020 · “Mad Mike” Hughes died on February 22 when the parachutes on his homemade steam rocket failed to deploy and he augured into the sagebrush near Barstow, California, like a giant lawn dart...
