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The Skycycle X-2 was a steam-powered rocket owned by Evel Knievel and flown during his Snake River Canyon jump. An earlier prototype the Skycycle X-1 designed by Doug Malewicki and retired United States Navy engineer Robert Truax superficially resembled a motorcycle. The Skycycle X-2 was designed by Truax and ridden by Knievel in his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls Idaho on September 8 1974. The parachute deployed during the launch causing the stunt to fail.