"Chachi 'The Rocketman' Valenica makes his living as a Human Cannonball being shot from a cannon; free flying through the air at speeds of 55mph, heights of over 65 ft, and distances of 165ft.

He has performed his human cannonball act on some of the biggest stages imaginable. The free-flying stuntman was televised being shot out of the cannon during the 2012 London Olympics’ closing ...

Chachi Valencia, who told USA TODAY he has been involved in human cannonball acts for three decades ... to the edge of the safety net, sending him flying onto the concrete below.

However, Dietz was flying solo behind the wheel of a largely stock 2016 Cadillac ATS sedan, a car that he was delivering to a niece out west, which triggered the Cannonball effort. An interview ...

The stuntman—known for his work as the “human cannonball”—was hospitalized ... “get him back flying through the air!.” Days after the incident, and following his brief hospitalization ...