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An amateur American astronaut who said he wanted to prove the Earth is flat has been killed in the crash of his homemade rocket in California, said the Science Channel, which filmed the launch. 据美国科学频道报道，美国一业余宇航员在加利福尼亚乘坐自制火箭坠毁身亡。他曾说想要证明地球是平的。美国科学频道拍摄了他升空的视频。 "Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket," the channel, which is part of the Discovery Channel, said on Twitter. 美国科学频道隶属探索频道，该频道在推特上说：“迈克尔·‘狂人麦克’·休斯今天在尝试发射自制火箭时不幸去世。” "Our thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends during this difficult time." “在这一令人悲痛的时刻，我们要向他的家人和朋友表达我们的哀悼和祈祷。” A stuntman by profession, Hughes, 64, launched himself Saturday in a steam-powered rocket that he built in the backyard of his home in Barstow, California. Several brands sponsored the project. 64岁的休斯是一名职业特技演员，周六乘坐蒸汽火箭升空。火箭是他在加州巴斯托家中的后院自制的。这一项目获得了几个品牌的赞助。 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. | 
