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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. Re:I'll belive it when I see it. by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 3, Informative

    You do know that they're talking about one of the experimental landers, right? Just out curiosity, exactly how would YOU have fixed it? Do you think they should order another one out of the catalog? Start the engineering teams rebuilding one from scratch?

    Sheesh, cut him some slack.

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    Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
  2. Re:Those were the days by jeboyer · · Score: 3, Informative

    So, anyone have any links for someone looking to get into amature rockets?

    I'm not sure what you classify as amatuer, but the two biggest "consumer" (essentially for stuff you can buy commercially) organizations for model and high-power rocketry are

    National Association of Rocketry

    Tripoli Rocketry Association