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

The Initial Plans

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At first, Hughes planned to reach a speed of 500 miles per hour. He would then launch a second time from a balloon that would be stationed 20 miles above the ground, at which point he would reach above the atmosphere into outer space.

He attempted to launch his first rocket on February 3, 2018, but the device failed to ignite and his plans were pushed back more than a month as he fixed several issues with his homemade rocket. Amazingly, he managed to get a rocket off the ground…