Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies at the age of 64 after launching himself into the air with a homemade steam-powered rocket that crash landed
- Hughes crash landed on Saturday near Barstow, California
- Footage of the incident shows Hughes propelling himself into the air on the steam-powered rocket
- The incident may have been filmed for a new TV show, Homemade Astronauts, which is set to launch on the Discovery Chanel sometime in 2020
Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes has died after launching himself into the air on a homemade rocket that later crash landed.
Footage of the incident shows Hughes propelling himself into the air on the steam-powered rocket on Saturday, near Barstow, California, before it crashed.
The incident may have been filmed for a new TV show, Homemade Astronauts, which is set to launch on the Discovery Chanel sometime in 2020, according to TMZ.
The site also reported that Hughes was said to be attempting to get as close to space from Earth as possible – about 62 miles above Earth’s surface.
Daredevil ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes has died after launching himself into the air on a homemade rocket that later crash landed. He’s pictured next to a rocket in November 2017