![]() "Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is," he told AP back in 2018. Hughes is an outspoken flat-Earther, telling The Associated Press: "I don't believe in science … There's no difference between science and science fiction." ![]() To get to that point, Hughes told The Associated Press in 2017 that he was working to design and build a “rockoon” – a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon before being launched – theoretically taking Hughes the 109 kilometres he would need to see the curvature of the Earth. While there is no universally accepted number for the Karman line, NASA’s standard is 80 km above sea level. ![]() Hughes says that Sunday’s launch is the first step towards his eventual goal of reaching the Karman line, which is the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. This time his sights are set even higher, tripling the height of the previous launch with an upgraded version of the rocket that he launched last year.ĭecked out with emojis and the logo of the mission’s primary funder hud, a “hookup and casual dating” app, Hughes is looking to blast off to new heights. ![]() Hughes successfully launched his rocket off a ramp made from a mobile home and scaffolding, making it 572 metres into the sky on the rocket before deploying his parachute and gliding back to Earth.Īmazingly, he walked away from the launch with only a sore back. He had several failed attempts before his first successful launch in March of last year. The 62-year-old limo driver and amateur rocketeer has gained attention in the past for his launches. Self-taught scientist “Mad” Mike Hughes plans to launch himself more than 1,500 metres into the sky on Sunday. A Flat-Earther is looking to blast off toward space in a homemade, steam-powered rocket, in a launch he’s dedicating to U.S. ![]()
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