“Mad” Mike Hughes Dies in Steam-powered Rocket Launch Saturday
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A rocket launch gone awry on Saturday took the life of daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes in Barstow, California. The 64-year-old stunt man turned rocket enthusiast was attempting a 5,000-foot ascent on Saturday afternoon when the launch immediately went wrong. As the rocket fired off, it hit the ladder used for climbing up to the […]