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DIY: Man to soar in homemade rocket to prove Earth is flat - C C - Jan 24, 2018
Flat Earth Rocket Man Will Take to the Sky in February
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a15858887/flat-earth-rocket-man-will-take-to-the-sky-in-two-weeks/
EXCERPT: “Mad” Mike Hughes wants to go to space, and he’s not waiting around for anyone to help him get there. So he’s going to build his own rocket and get to space on his own. The reason he wants to get into space so he can prove to everybody that the world is actually flat, so of course he’s not asking NASA for help....
Man Who Hopes to Prove the Earth Is Flat in His Homemade Rocket Has a New Launch Date
http://www.newsweek.com/man-who-hopes-prove-earth-flat-homemade-rocket-has-new-launch-date-787329
EXCERPT: It's anyone's guess where "Mad" Mike Hughes gets his nickname, but you may have heard it before. In November of 2017, Hughes announced a plan to ride his home-made rocket into the sky with the ultimate goal of proving that the Earth is flat. His first launch never got off the ground due to government regulations, but on Friday, he announced that he's going to try again, sometime around February 3....
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RE: DIY: Man to soar in homemade rocket to prove Earth is flat - Yazata - Mar 26, 2018
He actually did it and launched himself.
See report in this thread:
https://www.scivillage.com/thread-5075-post-18977.html#pid18977