But “this flat Earth has nothing to do with the steam rocket launches,” he added. “Mad” Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday. 3:59 PM PT -- We've confirmed... 'Mad' Mike Hughes has, in fact, died. "Justin Chapman shared the video to social media, which now has over 4,000 views.Mike's representative, Darren Shuster, told TMZ the daredevil was a "one-of-a-kind. Very likely did not survive. Ed Sheeran hinted wife Cherry was pregnant 8 MONTHS ago in cryptic online post Michelle Keegan stuns in 50s style dress as she takes mum out for dinner Jamie Redknapp dating Swedish model after splitting from ex-wife Louise Chelsea closing in on £40MILLION move for Dunk to beat rivals Spurs Massive hunt for two teenage boys who vanished in the sea©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Mike's parachute can be seen deploying shortly after take off After the rocket vanished above the clouds, the daredevil was seen falling rapidly towards the ground Mike Hughes is pictured standing by his rocket in November 2017 Mike Hughes, 64, died on Saturday in a rocket launch mishap The 64-year-old American daredevil died on Saturday Mike kneels beside his self-made rocket in August 2019 Mike launched him self in a self-built steam rocket in 2018 RIP"The experiment was done with the help of Mike's teammate Waldo Stake.The duo was one of three teams trying to get to the "Karman line, Mike was attempting to reach 5,000 feet in the air while riding his rocket.Last year, Mike's rocket launch was grounded after he used a defective water heater bought off of craigslist.Mad Mike Hughes just launched himself in a self-made steam-powered rocket and crash landed. A daredevil has died in a crash in a homemade rocket in an attempt to prove the Earth is flat. He was 64. I’m a daredevil!”He also cited a “personal desire to inspire my fellow Americans to help make this country great again,” adding that he hoped to be invited to the White House.Mr Hughes once told AP the flat Earth storyline, along with his age, the launch location and the DIY rocket construction was apart of what made his efforts so “incredible” as a story, but did say the “problem” with the flat Earth theories was that “it brings out all the nuts also”.“I don’t think he believed it,” Mr Shuster said, but allowed that Mr Hughes had “some governmental conspiracy theories”.
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WARNING: Graphic content.The parachute detached during launch. Invalid Date, DAREDEVIL 'Mad' Mike Hughes has died after launching himself in the air with a self-made rocket and crash landing into the … It was always his dream to do this launch & Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey Local police and Mr Hughes’ publicist later confirmed the news.The launch took place on private property in Barstow, California, around 190 kilometres north east of Los Angeles by road.He’d previously launched a rocket up to 570 metres off the ground before parachuting back to Earth in March of 2018. "Darren added: "When God made Mike he broke the mold. ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket February 23, 2020 A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. He wouldn’t have gone out any other way! “It never did. The daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket launch gone wrong Saturday in Barstow, Calif., two witnesses to the accident confirmed.
"Mad" Mike Hughes reacts after the decision to scrub another launch attempt of his rocket in March of 2018. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Picture: James Quigg / Daily Press“I believe the Earth is flat,” Hughes said. Daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket crash while trying to prove his Flat Earth theory. "The man was the real deal and lived to push the edge. Flat earth theorist and amateur rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes has died after his homemade rocket came crashing back to Earth in the California desert on Saturday. Picture: Justin Chapman / TwitterFlat earth theorist and amateur rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes has died after his homemade rocket came crashing back to Earth in the California desert on Saturday.Mr Hughes, 64, died when the chute on his steam-powered rocket detached during launch, giving him no other way of safely landing the rocket.Footage posted to social media shows the rocket crashing back to Earth 20 seconds later, a small puff of dust the only sign of the impact.A flat Earth theorist and amateur rocketeer has died after his homemade rocket crashed in the desert.Freelance journalist Justin Chapman caught the incident on camera.A crew from the Science Channel had been following Mr Hughes for a production on amateur rocketeeers called The show is pitched as taking viewers inside “a cosmic quest to explore the final frontier on a shoestring budget”.The launch the crew planned to film was trying to reach an altitude of 1524 metres, a stepping stone on the way to reaching the Karman Line, where Earth becomes space.Mr Hughes and his partner Waldo Stakes reportedly spent around $US18,000 ($A27,300) on the rocket.The channel shared news of Mr Hughes’ death on its Twitter account.Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket. Mr Hughes, 64, died when the chute on his steam-powered rocket detached during launch, giving him no other way of safely landing the rocket.