''All those years designin' an' craftin' in my garage had come to this moment. I'm finally takin' off an' if it's round, my bad, but if it's flat like a pancake, I'm gonna be thrilled to tell the folks back home. I can't wait to see their faces, an' prove Bobby Jay an' the naysayers wrong. Yeehaw! Let's gooo!...Wow, we're doin' it, I can't believe it, it's really happenin'! I'm almost through the troposphere! Betcha nobody knows I know that word...Huh? The horizon ain't lookin' so flat from here...Is it bendin'? Wait, why's the sky movin' away from me? No, no, I've come this close, it can't!...Shit, what's goin' on, - ->Research<- -! Don't die on me, baby! Maybe I need more thrust, let me press this an' that...I'm fallin' an' the thrusters ain't doin' shiiit...Is this it? All this tinkerin' an' buildin', an' I forgot to build an ejection seat, I didn't even plan where to land since I'd hit space an' float like a dingy...Shiiit, the floor's closin' in...!''

''Hi, Jimmy here, reporting for CBS News. We just got word that ''Mad'' Mike Hughes' homemade rocket has crashed. Some say, he died doing what he loved, and that's a lesson this community knows well. They saw Mike working hard everyday to make his dream come true. But his incredible dream of seeing the stars and proving the Earth was flat was cut short when his beloved homemade rocket, - ->Research<- -, ran out of steam, in what onlookers described as: ''a Wile E. Coyote reenactment''. Our heart goes out to the city of Barstow. Mike will be remembered for his bravery and dedication. This was Jimmy for CBS News, back to you guys at the studio.''