9/16/2023 0 Comments Flat earther launches himself![]() Ideally, they wanted it at 350 psi for maximum thrust, but it was dropping to 340. It looked like Saturday might be another in a string of cancellations, given that the wind was blowing and his rocket was losing steam. For months he’s been working on overhauling his rocket in his garage. The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldn’t fall back to the ground on public land. It was scrubbed several times due to logistical issues with the Bureau of Land Management and mechanical problems that kept popping up. The launch in the desert town - about 200 miles (321.85 kilometers) east of Los Angeles - was originally scheduled in November. “I’m tired of people saying I chickened out and didn’t build a rocket. “Relieved,” he said after being checked out by paramedics. He told The Associated Press that outside of an aching back he’s fine after the launch near Amboy, California. “Mad” Mike Hughes, the rocket man who believes the Earth is flat, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert. Coyote from his critics than he did to iconic stunt man Evel Knievel. Still, mission accomplished for a guy more daredevil than engineer, who drew more comparisons to the cartoon character Wile E. He came back down in one piece, too - a little dinged up and his steam-powered vessel a little cracked up. LOS ANGELES - He finally went up - just like the self-taught rocket scientist always pledged he would. Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test Public warned after 'hazardous' possible spacecraft washes up on beach Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years smashes into the moon in failureĪ rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years
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