May his soul rest in peace.The sad news that steam-rocket fan "Mad" Mike Hughes has taken his final flight reached Vulture Central over the weekend. "Just to convince people that they can do things extraordinary with their lives. When asked why he wanted to do it, he had said, Hughes was a stuntman by profession and he engineered the a steam-powered rocket in the backyard of his home in Barstow, California.Īccording to the channel, Hughes had announced his participation in the new series. But don't confuse it with that flat Earth thing. He did have some governmental conspiracy theories. His spokesperson, Darren Shuster, told Los Angeles Times, However, the whole claim about him wanting to prove that the Earth is flat was a mere PR gimmick. It was always his dream to do this launch & Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey /GxwjpVf2md- Science Channel February 23, 2020 Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time. Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket. Hughes' goal was to ascend 1,500 metres in the atmosphere to prove that the Earth was not round like a ball but instead flat like a Frisbee. The Science Channel, which is a part of the Discovery Channel, filmed the accident and offered their condolences to Hughes' family and friends. The channel was filming the launch for their new series, Homemade Astronauts. This belief has cost an American man his life 64-year-old Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes, was an amateur astronaut who wanted to prove that the Earth is flat, passed away when his homemade rocket crashed in California. Even though there should be no doubt about our mother planet being round in shape, there are actual communities around the world that believe the opposite. Conspiracies around the Earth being flat has been doings the 'rounds' for a long long time now.
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