Mar 5, 2020 5:49 PM

Mad Mike DIY Fan Photo Gallery

Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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Mike's flight suit hung alongside a render of the space vehicle he and Waldo were planning to build.
Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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People gathered to watch Mike's launch in August 2019.

Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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Manny Lopez, manager of Roy's Motel & Café and one of the few residents of Amboy.
Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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A scene from the August 2019 launch in Amboy.

Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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Jeff Holbrook, aka King Daddy Master, an itinerant desert rat who provided security for Mike's rocket.
Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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A scene from the August 2019 launch in Amboy.

Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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Albert Okura, the mayor and owner of Amboy.
Photograph: Andrew Hetherington
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A spectator (sort of) shields himself from the brutal Mojave sunshine.

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