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posted by chromas on Monday March 26 2018, @08:08AM   Printer-friendly
from the fun-with-steam dept.

Self-taught rocket scientist finally blasts off into California sky

"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, California.

"Relieved," he said after being checked out by paramedics. "I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. I'm tired of that stuff. I manned up and did it."

The launch in the desert town — about 200 miles east of Los Angeles — was originally scheduled in November. It was scrubbed several times due to logistical issues with the Bureau of Land Management and mechanical problems that kept popping up.

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Previously: Flat Earther Plans Manned Steam-Powered Rocket Launch
Federal Government Denies Permission for Flat Earth Researcher's Rocket Launch


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday March 26 2018, @11:13AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 26 2018, @11:13AM (#658359) Journal

    But, isn't earth in space? So, technically, you can't do anything on earth without also doing it in space. We're all in space. Crap, just think about it! Some tenuous force called "gravity" is the only thing that keeps us all from floating off into space!

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by takyon on Monday March 26 2018, @11:18AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday March 26 2018, @11:18AM (#658361) Journal

    *from floating off into an adjacent space

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