A self-taught rocket man who believes the earth is flat blasted himself 1,875 feet into the air, in an effort to reach orbit and reassure himself the world is shaped “like a Frisbee”.  ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes, who has been likened to cartoon character Wile E. Coyote, propelled himself into the sky in a homemade rocket on Saturday, landing hard in the Mojave Desert. The 61-year-old limo driver said he was fine – apart

from his aching back – after the launch near Amboy, California.  “I’m tired of people saying I chickened out and didn’t build a rocket,” he said after being checked out by paramedics.   “I’m tired of that stuff; I manned up and did it.”Mr Hughes worked on overhauling his rocket in his garage for months before the launch on Saturday, which was given the go-ahead by Albert Okura, who owns Amboy. READ MORE


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