When you think of steam-powered motorcycles, you probably expect that we’re going to talk about a vehicle from the dawn of motorcycling, right? In this case, you’d be mistaken, because we’re talking ...

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Before Ky Michaelson earned the moniker “Rocket Man,” the youngster dabbled in first-gen Chrysler Hemis. In 1971, on a whim, Ky reunited this retired slingshot chassis with former partner Billy ...

Over the years, people have searched for different ways to power their vehicles, and they found solutions ranging from electricity to hydrogen, biodiesel, and propane, which are said to have ...

To look up at night is to confront the enormity of the universe and of our own insignificance. But when the satellite Sputnik was successfully launched into Earth’s orbit, in 1957, the cosmos was ...

Ky “Rocketman” Michaelson battles through bureaucratic red tape to pursue his dream of launching a rocket into space. Directed by Colette Sandstedt. and learned how to build rockets. And there's only ...

Ky Michaelson, better known as "the Rocketman," stumbled upon a simple, yet profound truth early in his life: There is no item that can't be made infinitely better by strapping rockets to it. Indeed, ...

KY MICHAELSON CALLS HIMSELF THE ROCKETMAN, which is a lot of nickname for a 65-year-old family guy living in Bloomington, Minnesota. But Michaelson has earned it. A former stunt coordinator for Burt ...

May 11 (UPI) --A Minnesota inventor who gained a following for his unusual vehicles unveiled his latest creation: a beer-powered motorcycle. Ky Michaelson, whose previous inventions include a ...