Every Rocketman is destined to crash—but only some are willing to fly again.

Many would say it’s a miracle Dan Schlund’s still alive.

It all began as a kid, with stunned audiences staring on in disbelief as Dan fed himself adrenaline through spectacular feats of physical daring. Just a thrill seeker having a blast? Or a tightrope walker teetering between daredevil and crazy? The truth might lie somewhere in the middle. One thing’s certain: Dan was born to be a Rocketman.   

In this memoir of faith, family, and finding purpose through physical extremes, Dan Schlund traces his journey from adventurous teen to stuntman, paramedic, and pyrotechnician, ultimately becoming one of the world’s few remaining Rocketbelt pilots. It’s a story of wisdom earned through pain and uncertainty, of frailty and recovery, of losing heroes and finding the hero within—and of the great crashes that nearly ended it all.

But The Last Rocketman is more than one man’s story. It’s a tribute to those who risk it all for the future of flight—and a call for new pioneers to take the Rocketbelt to heights unimaginable.