"Mad" Mike Hughes, the rocket man who believes the Earth is flat, propelled himself about 570 metres into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the Mojave Desert. 'Mad' Mike Hughes begins work on repairing a steam leak after he scrubbed his launch attempt of his steam-powered rocket near Amboy, Calif., on March 6, 2018. 'Kill you in a heartbeat'Sometime after 3 p.m. PT, and without a countdown, Hughes' rocket soared into the sky. - 'Mad' Mike HughesHe got permission to launch on the land owned by Albert Okura, who bought Amboy in 2005 for $435,000. "I hope he doesn't blow something up," retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger said as Hughes' plans captured widespread attention.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2018 10:35 UTC