Self-taught engineer “Mad Mike” Hughes died Saturday during the launch of a homemade rocket gone wrong outside Barstow.

This ill-informed belief has cost an American man his life; 64-year-old Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes was an amateur astronaut who wanted to prove that the Earth is flat passed away when his homemade rocket crashed in California.

An amateur American astronaut who said he wanted to prove the Earth is flat has been killed in the crash of his homemade rocket in California, said the Science Channel, which filmed the launch.

"Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket," the Science Channel, which was planning to feature him on an upcoming series called "Homemade Astronauts," said on Twitter.

"Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday when his homemade rocket crashed near Barstow, California. Mola Lenghi reports.

Mike Hughes promoted himself as believing that the Earth was flat. He launched in homemade rockets with the goal of eventually flying to the edge of space to see for himself.

"Mad Mike" Hughes, a self-styled explorer and daredevil bent on proving that the earth is flat was killed over the weekend when his homemade rocket crashed in the California desert over the weekend.

Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket Saturday.

Daredevil and Flat Earth theorist Michael "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday in a rocket crash. Hughes, 64, wanted to prove the Flat Earth theory by taking photographs of the Earth from a homemade rocket. CBSN Los Angeles reports.

US News: "Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket," the Science Channel, which was planning to f

Video posted online shows the exact moment “Mad” Mike Hughes’ homemade rocket came crashing down to earth after a failed launch attempt, killing the self-styled daredevil. The video, posted to Twit…

Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies launching homemade rocket

Hughes believed the Earth is flat, and wanted to prove it by taking pictures from a homemade rocket.

Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes died Saturday after launching his homemade rocket, which crashed into the ground in California.

Hughes was perhaps the most visible advocate of the theory that Earth isn’t a sapphire-and-emerald globe revolving around a massive star.

The saga of "Mad" Mike Hughes and his homebuilt rocket has come to a tragic end. The Flat Earth advocate died on February 22nd at the age of 64 when the chute for his steam-powered rocket detached shortly after launch, leading to a high-velocity crash in the …

A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is flat or round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth

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Mike Hughes, 64, died in his homemade steam-powered rocket. The stunt was being filmed for a new Science Channel series called "Homemade Astronauts."

'Mad Mike' Hughes has died aboard his crowdfunded, steam-powered rocket.

Daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes was killed when his homemade rocket crashed shortly after takeoff near Barstow, California.

Self-styled daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes died Saturday after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground.

The 64-year-old died after his homemade steam-powered rocket crashed moments after takeoff near Barstow, California.

The 64-year-old died after his homemade steam-powered rocket crashed moments after takeoff near Barstow, California.

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

RT @Morbidful: Michael Hughes, popularly known as "Mad" Mike Hughes, was a daredevil and flat-Earther known for flying in self-built steam…

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The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes https://t.co/0kd5dhcGyG

Regardless of what you think about his beliefs, the fact that Twitter immediately erupts into jokes about a man who just lost his life speaks volumes about who we are online. #Entertainment #QuickReads #Technology #Weird #FlatEarth https://t.co/3Vk5zyeP6p

“Mad” Mike Hughes, the world’s only flat-Earther rocket man, finally blasted off on his well-publicized mission yesterday before crashing back down to reality, shaken but relatively unharmed. #Memes #History #FollowMe https://t.co/rsQlvJzRxY https://t.co/FDGeIcB8My https://t.co/dYYyEayuJO

RT @AmericanFWoman: @dom_lucre Did Mad" Mike Hughes build his craft? If the earth is flat, that means the sun would never really set. It wo…

RT @AmericanFWoman: @dom_lucre Did Mad" Mike Hughes build his craft? If the earth is flat, that means the sun would never really set. It wo…

RT @AmericanFWoman: @dom_lucre Did Mad" Mike Hughes build his craft? If the earth is flat, that means the sun would never really set. It wo…

RT @Democracy1stE: What DeSantis failed launch with Elon looked like to me. This was flat earther ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes’ fatal rocket crash h…

RT @Democracy1stE: What DeSantis failed launch with Elon looked like to me. This was flat earther ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes’ fatal rocket crash h…

What DeSantis failed launch with Elon looked like to me. This was flat earther ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes’ fatal rocket crash https://t.co/nKnX0bN2Qj

Rocketman (2019) a crew of dreamers work through trials and tribulations attempting to launch Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes in a homemade rocket on a mission to prove that the Earth is flat https://t.co/4E0r8ZIn3M

RT @SaorAlbannach: Taking Lorna Slater's legal beliefs over Joanna Cherry's jurisprudential knowledge is the intellectual equivalent of sid…

RT @SaorAlbannach: Taking Lorna Slater's legal beliefs over Joanna Cherry's jurisprudential knowledge is the intellectual equivalent of sid…

RT @SaorAlbannach: Taking Lorna Slater's legal beliefs over Joanna Cherry's jurisprudential knowledge is the intellectual equivalent of sid…

Taking Lorna Slater's legal beliefs over Joanna Cherry's jurisprudential knowledge is the intellectual equivalent of siding with 'Mad' Mike Hughes over Carl Sagan on the nature of the cosmos. Why do so many people think that the law is simply what they wish it to be? It's weird. https://t.co/wINUB5Z80h https://t.co/Ny2OtL4uGr