I'm impressed! Guess I'll have to accept that the Eathr is flat...
On 25 Mar 2018 16:37:51 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>more at
>https://gizmodo.com/at-long-last-flat-earth-rocketeer-finally-manages-to-b-1824059035
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>Hughes has finally managed to prove the haters wrong about his ability to blast
>himself some 1,875 feet into the sky without being crushed or scalded to death,
>the Associated Press reported on Sunday.
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>After the failure of two previous attempts to launch his steam-powered rocket
>finally managed to take off on Saturday from the Mojave Desert ghost town of
>Amboy, California. Video of the launch posted by AP freelancer Matt Hartman
>captured the moment the rocket took off, which seemed to take onlookers by
>surprise, including a nearby group of boys who appeared to be idly throwing
>rocks into a bigger pile of rocks.
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>After the Bureau of Land Management nixed his first attempt for a flight path
>that would have taken him over public land, Hughes modified his rocket to use an
>improvised vertical launch platform. Per the AP, helper Waldo Stakes said that
>they were only able to get the steam rocket to 340 psi instead of the planned
>350 psi, but went ahead with the launch anyway because Hughes wanted to avoid
>previous rocket he managed to launch in 2014. Stakes estimated the speed at 350
>mph.
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>Hughes told the AP that outside of an aching back, he was fine and felt
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>not a matter of public record. But the 350 mph estimate, accurate or not, is
>definitely fast enough to secure bragging rights.
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