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Ancient Chinese official Wan Hu strapped 47 firecrackers to a chair to travel the space, made his servants light them all at once, and disappeared in a massive cloud of smoke. (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] onipa@feddit.org 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"He is said to have died in 1390." wikipedia

"the IAU named the crater Wan-Hoo on the far side of the Moon after him." (also wikipedia)

[โ€“] tetris11@feddit.uk 26 points 1 day ago

So he made it then