Thanks for watching my video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use (https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/). For any copyright, please send me a message.  A daredevil inventor known as “Mad” Mike Hughes has died after launching himself in a homemade rocket which crashed in the California desert. The 64-year-old was attempting to fly 5,000ft (1,524m) into the air in a steam-powered rocket when it crash-landed shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday.  The Science Channel, which was filming the launch attempt as part of a documentary series called Homemade Astronauts, confirmed Mr Hughes had died in the crash.  “Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time,” it said. “It was always his dream to do this launch & Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey.”  Footage of the launch was posted on Twitter and showed the rocket flying into the air before plummeting to the ground seconds later.  San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was investigating after officers responded to a fatal rocket crash off highway 247 in Barstow on Saturday afternoon, CNN reported.  The sheriff’s office – which did not formally identify Hughes – said a man was pronounced dead when a rocket crashed in the open desert during a launch event. No other injuries were reported. Mr Hughes – who worked as a limo driver and believed the Earth was flat – eventually hoped to develop a [More]

Reported today on TechSpot For the full article visit: https://www.techspot.com/news/84132-flat-earth-advocate-mad-mike-hughes-dies-homemade.html Flat earth advocate ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies in homemade rocket crash He wanted to prove the Earth was disc-shaped What just happened? “Mad” Mike Hughes, the flat earther famous for his home-made rocket launches that he hoped would prove our planet was disc-shaped, has died after his latest rocket crashed into the ground. On February 22, the 64-year-old crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow, California. A video posted on Twitter shows the parachute, presumably deployed too early, trailing behind the rocket as it launches. Freelance journalist Justin Chapman, who witnessed the launch with his wife, said the rocket appeared to rub against the launch apparatus, which might have torn the parachutes attached to it. The sheriff’s office said: “a man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert.” Hughes’ publicist confirmed his death. Michael ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket. Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time. It was always his dream to do this launch & Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey pic.twitter.com/GxwjpVf2md – Science Channel (@ScienceChannel) February 23, 2020 Hughes’ first launch in 2014 reached 1,374 feet. A 2018 attempt saw him hit 1,875 feet -a personal record -but it still wasn’t high enough for Hughes to see the earth’s shape. With the help of partner Waldo Stakes, he was hoping to reach 5,000 feet [More]

Famous daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes has died after his self-made rocket crash landed, TMZ have confirmed.  Local reports say Mike propelled himself in ‘self-made steam-powered rocket’ which crashed into the ground.  Reporter Justin Chapman tweeted: “It is very likely he did not survive.”  TMZ later posted an update stated that he had died.  Shocking footage shows his rocket fly into the air at Bairstow in California. After it takes off you can see his parachute drift away, without anyone attached.  Mike’s former representative told TMZ: “When God made Mike he broke the mold. The man was the real deal and lived to push the edge.  “He wouldn’t have gone out any other way! RIP”  The daredevil amateur rocket-maker was reportedly filming for ‘Homemade Astronauts’,  a new series on the Science Channel that follows self-made teams on their quest to reach the sky, according to Space.com.  With the help of his partner Waldo Stakes, he was hoping to reach 5,000 feet (1.5 km) in the air while riding his steam-powered rocket.  The flat-Earther previously told the media that he’s using steam to propel his rocket because it is both inexpensive and relatively simple.  “There’s no fuel cost, it’s water,” he said.  Mike, from California, was a Guinness world record holder with a 103ft jump in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limo.  He built his first manned rocket on January 30, 2014, and flew 1,374 feet in just over a minute over Winkelman, Arizona.  We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, [More]