![]() Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket. The launch site was located out in the desert near Barstow, a town north-west of San Bernadino. His passing was confirmed in a tweet by the Science Channel, who was on location filming the stunt for a show called Homemade Astronauts. The accident happened while he was attempting to launch his homemade steam-powered rocket to an altitude of 5,000ft (1,525m), but the craft ended up crashing to the ground just 20 seconds after it was launched. ![]() This is not the first time he has taken part in this type of stunt, and in the past, many people have predicted that he might kill himself someday in one of his rockets. Hughes shot himself into the sky in a homemade rocket. ![]() 64-year-old Michael Hughes, a daredevil who also goes by the name “Mad Mike,” lost his life during his most recent stunt in California.
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