From LA Times
He finally went up — just like the self-taught rocket man always pledged he would.Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-rocket-man-blast-20180325-story.htmlHe came back down in one piece too — a little dinged up and his steam-powered vessel a little cracked up.
Still, mission accomplished for a guy more daredevil than engineer, who drew more comparisons to the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote from his critics than he did to iconic stunt man Evel Knievel.
"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. He told the Associated Press that outside of an aching back he's fine after the launch near Amboy, Calif.
Well he finally did it. Or did he? Apparently almost everything was caught on footage except for this man actually entering the capsule. I guess we'll all have to buy the documentary in August to find out more!
I also haven't seen him commenting on whether or not he still believes the Earth to be flat after being up there.
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