Like most stuntmen, Michael Hughes had a very confusing life and an overwhelming need to become famous at any cost. In this episode, we cover how that need drove him into conspiracy mania and got him killed flying a glorified pressure cooker. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/failuretolaunch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> </a> Sources: - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/diy-rockets-tragedy-mad-mike-hughes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">DIY Rockets, Daredevils, and the Tragedy of Mad Mike Hughes</a> [WIRED] - <a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a33601737/mad-mike-hughes-rocket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">&quot;Mad Mike&quot; Hughes Rejected Science and Chased Fame. It Killed Him.</a> [Popular Mechanics] - <a href="https://madmikehughes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://madmikehughes.com/</a>- Rocketman [2019]

Chelomey's LKS Shuttle (w. Alexander The OK)

This is a podcast about all the mistakes, failures, and explosions that made space exploration possible.