A self-styled daredevil has died after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground, a colleague and a witness said. "Mad" Mike Hughes died after the homemade rocket crashed on private property near Barstow, the Daily Press of Victorville reported. Waldo Stakes, a colleague who was at the rocket launch, said Hughes, 64, was killed. "A man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert during a rocket launch event,'' the statement said. It's out in the middle of nowhere, plus the Flat Earth.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2020 04:07 UTC