Hughes passion for space travel came from the Flat-Earther movement, in which Hughes seeked to prove the world was not spherical as is commonly taught in science today.
In addition to being a part of Science Channel’s Homemade Astronauts, Hughes had been featured on other television shows like Tosh.0.
According to The Wrap, the ultimate plan for Mike Hughes was to develop a “Rock-oon,” which was part rocket and part balloon.
Using that, Hughes hoped to reach the area between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Karman line.