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I got interested in rocket-powered vehicles when I was about 19, 20
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I got interested in rocket-poweredvehicles when I was about 19, 20

I got interested in rocket-powered
vehicles when I was about 19, 20

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I got interested in rocket-powered vehicles when I was about 19, 20.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:06
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, comedy
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Movie Summary

A crew of dreamers work through trials and tribulations attempting to launch Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes in a homemade rocket on a mission to prove that the Earth is flat.
I'm a self-taught rocketeer, everything I learned, I learned from books - Rocketman 00:06
I'm a self-taught rocketeer, everything I learned, I le...
I'm currently retired and so I have more time for this kind of stuff. - Rocketman 00:05
I'm currently retired and so I have more time for this ...
If you come to my house, you'll see rocket engines everywhere. - Rocketman 00:04
If you come to my house, you'll see rocket engines ever...
I've been collecting them for 40 years. All kinds of rockets - Rocketman 00:09
I've been collecting them for 40 years. All kinds of ro...
I help people because I like to see people succeed and most of them - Rocketman 00:08
I help people because I like to see people succeed and most ...
This guy, this Mike here, I don't consider him a friend. - Rocketman 00:04
This guy, this Mike here, I don't consider him a friend...
He's like a bad little brother, that's what he's like, but we get along. - Rocketman 00:06
He's like a bad little brother, that's what he...
I read about him, something or other, and I figured - Rocketman 00:17
I read about him, something or other, and I figured
I said, "How's the rocket coming along?" I expected him to say, - Rocketman 00:12
I said, "How's the rocket coming along?" I ex...
He goes, "Yes. It's coming along really good. "He goes, "Do you want to see it?" - Rocketman 00:15
He goes, "Yes. It's coming along really good. &quo...
The structure's okay but in my opinion, if you're asking me, - Rocketman 00:18
The structure's okay but in my opinion, if you're ...
- Three, two, one. - No. Got to go farther. - Rocketman 00:08
- Three, two, one. - No. Got to go farther.
A rocket at 400 degrees will become superheated water. - Rocketman 00:04
A rocket at 400 degrees will become superheated water.
When it reaches the atmosphere, - Rocketman 00:13
When it reaches the atmosphere,
I keep this with me all the time. This is ideas and concepts. - Rocketman 00:06
I keep this with me all the time. This is ideas and concepts...
Wait, I think it's here. It's right here. See it started with napkin drawings. - Rocketman 00:06
Wait, I think it's here. It's right here. See it s...
This is the first rocket. I said, "You're going to be tucked down inside. - Rocketman 00:05
This is the first rocket. I said, "You're going to...
You need to be tucked down so you can make the fins anything you want, - Rocketman 00:16
You need to be tucked down so you can make the fins anything...
Mike goes, "I want to make sure I beat Evil Knievel's record." - Rocketman 00:09
Mike goes, "I want to make sure I beat Evil Knievel...
Now when you're 45 to 50 degrees or so, you're just in a ballistic arc. - Rocketman 00:05
Now when you're 45 to 50 degrees or so, you're jus...