Carmack's rocket crashes and burns

By Benjamin Golze, GameSpot
Posted Aug 11, 2004 4:40 pm PT

A $35,000 test rocket created by the Doom 3 designer's Armadillo Aerospace topples and smashes into the ground.

In an ironic footnote to John Carmack's recent success, the id Software founder and Doom 3 engine creator ran into a little trouble on the launch pad last weekend. Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace, a research and development team that is designing computer-controlled rockets, launched a $35,000 rocket that promptly tilted to the side and crashed into the ground in spectacular fashion. (As Carmack says, "It’s a good thing Doom 3 is selling very well.") The team is hoping to eventually design and launch a manned rocket into outer space to win the $1 million X-Prize, but it seems that they may have some more work to do. A video and detailed description of the crash are available on Armadillo's Web site.

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Acurev
Posted Aug 1, 2008 2:07 pm PT

Hmm, its news to me!
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AceJakk
Posted Aug 1, 2008 11:41 am PT

That's odd... I posted my last comment on the first of January in the year 1970. hmm. Talk about prescience.
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AceJakk
Posted Aug 1, 2008 11:22 am PT

Third. That's kind of sad.
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YoJim8obaJoe
Posted Aug 1, 2008 6:14 am PT

YAY I'm the second,lol
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bigelf72
Posted Aug 1, 2008 12:46 am PT

Wow, I'm the first reply in 4 years.
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