Flat Earthers are a small community who have gained a large number of followers through the Internet and who, as their name indicates, make sure that the Earth is flat.
According to its adherents, the Earth is nothing more than a flat surface floating in space on which the sun and moon move stationary, a claim that contradicts the belief that it rotates on its axis.
Crazy” Mike Hughes She was a great exponent of that current, who died three years ago in a terrible accident. She just wanted to show, with a homemade rocket, that the Earth was flat. But the plan failed and he fell from a great height.
The incident was registered because he would have been part of it Homemade astronautsa US Science Channel television series about the makers of homemade rockets. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike Hughes’ family and friends at this difficult time. It has always been his dream to do this launch and we were there to chronicle his journey,” they commented at the time.
The flat earther was going to launch into 1,524 meters high to prove his theory. She was going to take pictures from up there because he supported it there is no curvature in the horizonsomething that according to his reasoning should happen if the Earth it is spherical. For these pianos, it has long been popular to put a “Mad”—mad, in English—before his name.
This WE sixty years old, Limousine driver by profession and amateur astronaut who intended to reach space, lost the parachute of his rocket shortly after lift-off. In the video shared three years ago, you can see how the protective fabric peels off in one moment as the ship is gaining altitude uncontrollably. Soon after, the device falls uncontrollably to the ground with no Mike Hughes able to escape.
Mike Hughes he spent the last few years of his life raising money to build his own rocket. After several “missions” canceled due to technical difficulties and bureaucratic refusals, the March 25, 2018 fulfilled his dream of taking off for the first time. She advanced vertically at a speed of 563 km / h and reached 571 meters above the Mojave Desert (California).
He made a hard landing, but survived the jolt this time. He couldn’t prove his flat earth theory himself, so he wanted to go higher. In February 2020 he died during a new attempt.
Source: Clarin
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