Rocket Man

Rocket Man

Rocket Man may refer to:
* "Rocket Man", a song by Elton John
* "The Rocket Man", one of eighteen short stories in "The Illustrated Man", a book by Ray Bradbury
* "RocketMan", a film starring Harland Williams
* Yves Rossy, inventor of a winged jet pack that he personally demonstrated in a flight over the Alps. He was dubbed "Rocketman" by the news media.
* Dan Schlund, also known as the "Rocketman", is the only person in the world currently flying the Rocketbelt (sometimes called a Jet Pack) for performance.


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