Image: A video of the successful launch was filmed by Noize TV.
A shorter clip, which features a countdown set to Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, has been uploaded to YouTube.Īs hype around the experimental launch mounted, retired NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger told reporters he hoped Hughes "doesn't blow something up". I manned up and did it," he said.Ī video of the launch was filmed by Noize Tv and uploaded to Mr Hughes's Facebook page. "I'm tired of people saying I chickened out and didn't build a rocket. Saturday's event was at risk but Mr Hughes pushed on despite his rocket losing steam and high winds. The launch had been scheduled for November last year, but issues over land management and mechanical problems pushed the date back. Mr Hughes had converted a mobile home into a ramp and worked on the rocket in his garage. "Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee? I believe it is," he said in one video. He's eccentric, misguided and a daredevil which all make for a great documentary.Mr Hughes uses his Facebook page to address those who doubt his rocket-making skills and his theory that the Earth is flat. In fact, if he dies at some point doing this stuff it wouldn't surprise me. I was biting my nails at times afraid I'd watch this guy die. This guy is basically strapping himself to a rocket that could act like a bomb if things aren't done correctly. The final quality that makes this a great documentary is that it is riveting at times. This film doesn't justify or denigrate his views, but let's the subject do the talking and let's the audience come to their own conclusion which for most of us will be that this guy has a few loose screws. 99.9% of us know this guy is off his rocker, by the end of the movie I'm not sure he fully believes the earth is flat or if its a publicity stunt. I highly recommend this film, you'll laugh, you'll be entertained, but you shouldn't watch this film expecting to be educated on flat earth beliefs. One scene shows Mike talking about the fact that he's broken people's ribs, thrown people through plate glass windows and ends with him saying, "but I'm a nice guy." Mike is totally oblivious to the irony of what he's just said which makes for a hilarious scene. This documentary is largely entertaining for its comedic value, although the cinematography over the desert is beautiful. Both films follow a person that is eccentric and captivating with a somewhat tenuous grip on reality. Rocketman bears a resemblance to American Movie in all the good ways.
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