“ insane ” Mike Hughes , the domain ’s onlyflat - Earther rocket man , last blast off on his well - air delegation yesterday before crash back down to world , throw off but comparatively whole .

Giving him due credit entry , the launching was unusually smooth , especially reckon that the projectile was made by Hughes himself for a very humble price .

On Saturday good afternoon at around 3 pm   local time , Mad Mike flew 570 measure ( 1,875 feet ) up into the skies above the Mojave Desert of California in his greenish rocket , branded with a elephantine “ RESEARCH FLAT EARTH ” sticker and a US   flagstone on the side . His parachutes successfully sprung out as he reached its crest altitude and the skyrocket drifted back down to our globe .

The 61 - year - old daredevil toldThe Associated Press(AP ) that he felt fine after the launch , although he had an achy back from the jolty   launch and operose landing . Footage shows Hughes just after he was removed from the rocket looking a piddling bad for wear , although awake and go , thankfully .

“ Am I glad I did it ? ” Hughes enunciate , speaking to the AP . “ Yeah . I reckon . I ’ll finger it in the forenoon . I wo n’t be able-bodied to get out of bed . At least I can go home and have dinner party and see my cats tonight . ”

As for his personal scientific ocean trip , Hughes is still not convinced that Earth is a sphere . The launch was only imagine to be   a   packaging stunt for the“Flat Earth movement"and wasnot in reality mean to verify the shape of the satellite , Hughes claim . After all , a few hundred meters would not be high enough to see the curve of the Earth   – you need to be at least 10.7 kilometer ( 35,000 foot ) high to forthwith take note that . That ’s why Hughes has even magniloquent ambition to finally launch himself into blank space and patch up his mind once and for all .

“ Do I believe the Earth is shaped like a Frisbee ? I believe it is , ” he said . “ Do I know for sure ? No . That ’s why I need to go up in space . ”

For the curious among you , here are a few simple elbow room you canprove to yourself and others that the Earth is not insipid , without setting up your own space agency .

The whole launch was filmed for aNOIZE television receiver documentaryabout Hughes that was set for vent later this year . However , Hughes postedon Sunday , March 25 that he " turn off all ties with NOIZE TV last week . "