Real-Life Jetpack Flies at Futuristic Conference

Monday, May 19, 2014 - 14:02 in Mathematics & Economics

A human pilot flew a real jetpack for 20 glorious seconds in front of a packed crowd on Saturday at the "Future is Here" festival, hosted by Smithsonian Magazine.The pilot flew around inside the cavernous atrium of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

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