Last week , plane - Earther “ unrestrained Mike Hughes " blasted into his 15 - minutes of fame following study of his plan tolaunch himself in a homemade garden rocket . alas , this daredevil promotion stunt has suffer a setback .
His plan was to launch himself in a steam - powered rocket over the ghost town of Amboy in California on Saturday , November 25.Hughes toldThe Washington Poston Friday that the Bureau of Land Management would n’t permit him to launch himself in a Eruca sativa , claiming they have no record of granting license to carry out the stunt over public lands .
Nevertheless , the launching is still going before later this workweek from a patch of individual commonwealth near the original launching situation .
" It ’s still happening . We ’re just actuate it three miles down the route , ” Hughes told The Washington Post on Friday . " This is what happens anytime you have to share with any kind of political science representation . "
“ I do n’t see [ the launch ] happening until about Tuesday , honestly . It deal three Clarence Day to set up . You know , it ’s not well-off because it ’s not suppose to be well-situated . ”
The latest update from the two-dimensional - Earth YouTube ChannelMGTV Historyon Monday tell the launch will take place on Tuesday , Wednesday , or Saturday this calendar week . Stay tuned to hisYouTube channelandhis website , where the launch will be lively streamed .
" I do n’t conceive in science , " he toldThe Associated Presslast week . " I know about aeromechanics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air , about the sure size of skyrocket nozzles , and thrust . But that ’s not skill , that ’s just a formula . There ’s no dispute between scientific discipline and skill fiction . ”
“ If you ’re not frightened to death , you ’re an idiot , ” Hughes said , speaking about the risk of homemade rocket flights . “ It ’s scary as inferno , but none of us are getting out of this world awake . "
