"It was always his dream to do this launch & Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey," said the channel, which filmed the launch for a new series called "Homemade Astronauts."ĭressed in a red-and-black space suit and posing in front of the rocket, Hughes had announced plans for the launch on the Discovery Channel. Images of the launch, carried out in the desert in front of a crowd of horrified witnesses, circulated on social media Sunday.Ī parachute can be seen tearing away from the rocket moments after the launch, as the spacecraft loops downward and crashes several hundred meters from the launch site near Barstow, 110 miles (180 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles. But don't confuse it with that flat Earth thing. "He did have some governmental conspiracy theories. But if the Earth was flat, their shadows would be the same. If you get two people at different distances from the equator, and they measure their shadows at the same time, their shadows will be different lengths.
Sometimes, it takes a herculean effort to deny reality, almost to a point where the lack of brain power being used becomes impressive unto itself. An equally straightforward way to prove the Earth is not flat is to simply measure your shadow. "I don't think he believed it," Shuster said. The Easiest Way To Prove The Earth Isnt Flat. Updated on Apr 13, 2023, 18:24 IST - Highlights the flat earthers spent lakhs of rupees to prove their point but hilariously ended up proving the opposite, the earth is infact round. If the Earth was flat, everyone would be able to see the same constellations.
His spokesman Darren Shuster told the Los Angeles Times, however, that the flat Earth claim was merely to drum up publicity for the launch. His goal, he told the local press, was to ascend more than 1,500 meters (nearly one mile) to prove that the Earth is not round but shaped like a Frisbee.
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