He routinely pumps up the audience with a 20-minute speech before climbing into a cannon, according to his website. Valencia was launched about 65 feet high at 55 mph across a distance of 165 feet ...

Valencia was propelled from a cannon at 55 mph, soaring 65 feet high to land 165 feet away in a narrow safety net. However, per the Los An geles Times, windy conditions caused him to miss the target.

But when you're choosing to have yourself shot out of a cannon, the wind can have other ideas. "I know the mistake that we made," said the resident of Seven Points, Texas in Henderson County.

Elton John’s 1972 hit “Rocket Man” might seem adequately melancholy on its own, but the short story that inspired it is even more devastating. As has always been the case with John ...

But when you're choosing to have yourself shot out of a cannon, the wind can have other ideas. "I know the mistake that we made," said the resident of Seven Points, Texas in Henderson County.