'Round world' sceptic dies in rocket crash

Updated February 24 2020 - 7:48am, first published 7:46am
Round world sceptic, "Mad" Mike Hughes, has died trying to blast into space on a homemade rocket.
Round world sceptic, "Mad" Mike Hughes, has died trying to blast into space on a homemade rocket.

A Californian man who wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is actually round has died after his home-built rocket crashed to earth.

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