“ Mad ” Mike Hughesshot into the limelightlast year after foretell plans to launch himself in a homemade rocket with presenter " RESEARCH FLAT ground ” painted on the side .
Well , unfortunately for Mike and thou of curious looker-on , the launching was ditched at the last moment due to unforeseen lot . Now,“Mad ” Mikeis back to close his 15 minute of fame with a new launching date .
According to an announcement onhis Facebook page , Hughes enunciate he hopes to take out off a vertical rocket launch on February 3 , at a new site in Amboy , a ghost town in California . The launch will be live - stream onNoize TVfor those with a subscription and will be film for Mike ’s own full - length infotainment .
If you were hoping to find it for yourself , sorry but Mike is insisting no spectators .
Hughes’previous attempt was stoppedby the US Bureau of Land Management who said he did n’t have the appropriate permission to plunge himself in a rocket . The original plan was to launch himself in the steam - power projectile at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour ( 500 miles per hour ) . reasonably impressively , Hughes aver he build the rocket engine himself for just $ 20,000 . By the looks of his latest social medium posts , he has craft a new skyrocket for this launch , the specification of which are not percipient .
Hughes – the so - called " last great daredevil " – is a 61 - year - old limousine driver and stuntman who believes that the Earth is categoric . The launching is intend to be a literal packaging stunt for this peculiar worldview and set the path for future flat - Earthers to take to the skies in their quest to try out the Earth is flat . ( Spoiler : it is n’t . )
Hughes , who describes his architectural plan as " the ultimate Wile E. Coyote move , ” and is also plan to run for governor of California admits the flat - Earth theory is a cabal but insists “ Flat - earth divide people and that ’s the last thing we take these Day , more divided up people . "
“ All I ’m say is hoi polloi should seem into it or investigate it , just like they should look into and search everything in their lives , ” he told thePhilly Voicelast week . “ explore the post spot . Look into everything . Santa Claus . The Easter Bunny . The Bush family . search your City Council . That ’s where they start stealing the money from you in the first place . ”
Stay safe up there , Mike .
