Name: The Rocket Belt
Duration: 86
Description: Although a popular concept since the 1960s, this flying invention never quite got off the ground. Find out why.

Although a popular concept since the 1960s, this flying invention never quite got off the ground. Find out why.

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The Rocket Belt

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