![]() He also doesn’t believe the Earth is round. “Mad” Mike Hughes, a 61-year-old limo driver and former motorcycle racer, doesn’t believe in science. Plus, Costa Rica goes for 100% renewable energy Uber goes driverless.Įvery Friday, Outpost’s online editor rounds up the week’s biggest travel headlines. His plan is to try again next week.This Guy is Launching Himself into the Sky to Prove the Earth is Flat. "We want everyone to please stay tuned," Hughes said, adding he has set up a YouTube page where he will post updates. Plus, as he and his team were preparing to leave Wednesday, the motorhome/rocket launcher broke down in his driveway, he said. 'What's going on? Who permitted this?'" Hughes said. "My feeling is that one of the top executives at the Bureau of Land Management called Needles, California, saying. News of his plans began to spread Monday and gained worldwide attention, which Hughes believes is why BLM began to push for permits. ![]() The FAA, Hughes said, told him "We can't honestly approve it, we just know that you are going to do it there." Plans had been in the works for more than a year and Hughes said he was initially told by BLM "that it was up to the (Federal Aviation Administration)" to approve the launch. Read more: 'I don’t believe in science.' Man who thinks Earth is flat plans to launch self on a rocket Hughes was set to launch his rocket between 2 and 3 p.m.on Saturday. His project has cost him $20,000, which includes Rust-Oleum paint to fancy it up and a motor home he bought on Craigslist that he converted into a ramp. Hughes is a 61-year-old limo driver who has spent the last few years building a steam-powered rocket out of salvage parts in his garage.
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