The appropriately nicknamed "Mad" Mike Hughes died after his home-made rocket crashed in the desert.
His plan was to ascend more than 1,500 meters (nearly one mile) and prove that the Earth is not round, but his £15,000 steam-powered rocket malfunctioned just after lift-off.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51602655
His plan was to ascend more than 1,500 meters (nearly one mile) and prove that the Earth is not round, but his £15,000 steam-powered rocket malfunctioned just after lift-off.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51602655
