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Mad Mike DIY Fan Photo Gallery

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    Mike's flight suit hung alongside a render of the space vehicle he and Waldo were planning to build.
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    People gathered to watch Mike's launch in August 2019.
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    Manny Lopez, manager of Roy's Motel & Café and one of the few residents of Amboy.
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    A scene from the August 2019 launch in Amboy.
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    Jeff Holbrook, aka King Daddy Master, an itinerant desert rat who provided security for Mike's rocket.
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    A scene from the August 2019 launch in Amboy.
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    Albert Okura, the mayor and owner of Amboy.
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    A spectator (sort of) shields himself from the brutal Mojave sunshine.
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