Mike Hughes And The Flat Earth Theories That Led Him To Launch A Rocket

Fundraising For A Homemade Rocket

The first campaign launched by Hughes gained some decent press but managed to raise only $310. However, post-fundraising money quickly totaled $7,875. His money was raised after some prominent celebrity supporters started to share their belief that the world was also flat. We’ll get to that later.

With money in hand, he promised to complete several rocket journeys that would eventually culminate in a trip into outer space. But there were issues from the very start…