BARSTOW, Calif. -- Self-styled daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes died Saturday after a homemade rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground near Barstow, his publicist confirmed. He was 64.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Mad Mike" Hughes, a self-styled explorer and daredevil bent on proving that the earth is flat was killed over the weekend when his homemade rocket crashed in the California ...

A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth. “Mad” ...

Sixty-one-year-old limo driver and stuntman "Mad Mike" Hughes is still looking to prove once and for all the Earth is flat. His opinion on whether it rests on a turtle's back is unclear. Share on ...

Self-styled daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes died Saturday after a homemade rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground near Barstow, his publicist confirmed. He was 64. kabc BARSTOW, Calif ...