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John Carmack, Rocket Boy

Posted by timothy on from the up-in-the-air dept.

will_edit_for_food writes "Space Future has an interview with John Carmack (of Doom and Quake fame) about his new company Armadillo Aerospace and their plans to build a passenger-carrying vehicle for space tourism." Carmack's involvement with unconventional rocketry is well-known, but this interview offers a glimpse into the details of Armadillo's approach to the skies.

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  1. The CATS Prize? by ArsSineArtificio · · Score: 4, Funny

    Presumably to be award to those on their way to destruction, or possibly those who have no chance to survive make their time.

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  2. directions to space by kyras · · Score: 4, Funny

    But, Carmack says, "we are taking complimentary directions to space."

    I hope those directions are up.

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  3. Re:I'll belive it when I see it. by CoolVibe · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Grey tape has a lot of uses. We use it for almost everything"

    That's a quote from a real astronaut, although I don't remember which one... heck, if NASA uses it, I might just be able to justify my excessive use of it at work as well to whoever complains at work :)

    So what's the difference between NASA's duct tape, and the "normal" type I use?

  4. Re:I'll belive it when I see it. by bsartist · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what's the difference between NASA's duct tape, and the "normal" type I use?

    About $150 a roll.

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