Since the 1960s, Ky Michaelson’s rocket-powered vehicles have set 72 state, national, and international speed records.  His penchant for the unknown and passion for speed have been with him since childhood, when he built his first rocket-powered motorcycle.

New book — Rocketman: My Rocket-Propelled Life and High-Octane Creations.

After earning his first world record — for a rocket-powered snowmobile — he decided to go after every acceleration record in the world. This is Ky’s story, the life of a driven — or rocket-powered — man.

Ky tells about how he began and where he’s gone, about his work on hundreds of film and television programs, and about his service as program director of “SPACESHOT 2004” — the grand effort of the Civilian Space Exploration Team (CSXT) to build and launch the first amateur rocket into space.

And he describes reaching the “impossible dream” as the first amateur to license, and successfully launch, the Go Fast Rocket into space, with an altitude of 72 miles — and a new speed record of 3,420 mph.

Product Details

Rocketman: My Rocket-Propelled Life and High-Octane Creations
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (November 15, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 076033143X
ISBN-13: 978-0760331439
 
About the Author

Since childhood, Ky has had a passion for rockets. In 1964, he built his first rocket-powered motorcycle. While at a local race track, the track announcer said, “Here comes The Rocketman.” Since that day, Ky has been known all over the world as The Rocketman.

In 1969, Ky formed Rocketman Enterprises Inc. and built a rocket-powered snowmobile that made the Guinness World Records. Ky has worked on over 200 films, television programs, and commercials, as well as the majority of stunt specials that have been seen on TV over the past 30 years.

Hundreds of feature articles have been written about Ky and his adventures. He continues to build rockets and rocket powered vehicles to this day.  Ky resides in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his wife and two children.

The book is scheduled to be released in the 4th quarter of 2007.