Stuntman Eddie Braun Completes Evel Knievel's Dream Canyon Rocket Jump

Meera Dolasia
Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:47:44 -0700

In 1974, American stuntman Evel Knievel attempted to cross Idaho’s Snake River Canyon aboard a steam-powered rocket. Unfortunately, a parachute deployed prematurely and caused the rocket and its occupant to drift to the canyon’s bottom. While Knievel emerged relatively unscathed from the incident, he never got a chance to attempt the stunt again.