In the United States, an engineer, a supporter of flat Earth theory, was killed in the launch of a missile

Amateur engineer and famous flat Earth theory follower Mike Hughes died in the launch of a homemade missile in the American state of California. This is reported by the Los Angeles Times on February 23. Hughes, nicknamed Mad Mike, was one of the most famous supporters of flat Earth theory and intended to climb into space to make sure that the theory was correct. Hughes intended to climb a homemade rocket to an altitude of about 1.5 km on 22 February. The launch took place in the desert near Barstow, California. However, the parachute at Hughes did not work and it crashed in the fall. Previously, Hughes had repeatedly lifted homemade missiles, which he himself designed from hand-held materials. In 2018, Hughes's homemade rocket rose to an altitude of about 600 meters, before landing in the Mojave Desert.