Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes died while attempting to launch his homemade rocket
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Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes died while attempting to launch his homemade rocket. This launch was his dream. Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey. Hughes was scheduled to launch his homemade rocket for a new Science Channel series called "Homemade Astronauts". Hughes and Waldo Stakes built a steam-powered rocket to launch Hughes 5,000 feet into the air. But the rocket crashed in an open desert during the launch.