- Mike Hughes.The man who will launch on his own rocket to prove that the Earth is flat
The American acrobat Mike Hughes has died this Saturday after launching in the desert of California in a rocket that he made, as confirmed by his agent, Darren Shuster, in statements to the Los Angeles Times . The objective was to reach space to demonstrate that the Earth is flat.
Hughes, who promoted himself as Mad Mike: The World's Greatest Reckless , launched himself on a rocket near the town of Bartow, but shortly after launching he sees how the parachute falls off , which already made the fatal one inevitable outcome.
The goal of the launch was to reach a height of 5,000 feet (about 1,524 meters) and to be broadcast in the Science Channel's Home Astronauts series, Discovery.com reported, a series about people "exploring the final frontier with limited budgets." .
"It was a shock for everyone. They didn't know what to do," journalist Justin Chapman said. "The rocket fell about 150 meters from the launch site," he added.
The San Bernardino County coroner's office has announced a "long" investigation of the incident. "We have no facts so far," said a spokeswoman for the agency.
Mad Mike , at 64, had performed numerous stunts such as long-distance limousine jumps or rocket launches made by himself.
These launches have to do with his belief that the Earth is flat : he wanted to get to space to see it for himself, although his representative, Shuster, has hinted that he really did not believe in terraplanismo, but used it to get more funding For your projects.
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