Mike Hughes, fair use doctrine.
Joel Kontinen
“A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert.
Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday.”
Hughes was well-known for his belief that the Earth was flat. He hoped to prove his theory by going to space.
Mike Hughes, 64, crash-landed his steam-powered rocket shortly after take-off near Barstow on Saturday.”
Mostly, scientist are critical of Flat Earhers. They speculate that it began in Christian circles, which is not true.
Source:
'Mad' Mike Hughes dies after crash-landing homemade rocket BBC. com. 23 Febraury.