Carmack Qualifies Lunar Landing Challenge

[exfileme]

John Carmack's Armadillo aerospace could win $1 million in NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge.

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[cryogenic]

Does this mean that Carmack wasted all that talent on games when he should have been a rocket scientist? or is it the other way around, making all those game engines gave him an edge at math/physics computations.

 

[ailgatrat]

Maybe the games gave him the money to pursue his real dream, rocket science?

 

[anamaniac]

Maybe Carmack really is just an awesome guy.

Violent video games, rockets, space travel... sounds like there isn't anything in the list of awesomeness this guy can't do.

 

[MadCraiZ]

He can't design a kick ass PS3 engine.


...or won't, but that's just semantics.

 

[nekatreven]

I'd butcher the quote if I tried, but I read something he wrote once about it...that it occurred to him that spending all of that money to customize his Ferrari(s) could be better spent. I imagine he still has the toys, but he found this to do too. Pretty cool.

 

[r0x0r]

[citation][nom]nekatreven[/nom]I'd butcher the quote if I tried, but I read something he wrote once about it...that it occurred to him that spending all of that money to customize his Ferrari(s) could be better spent. I imagine he still has the toys, but he found this to do too. Pretty cool.[/citation]

He spent the Ferrari money on a Tesla Roadster instead.

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home/News?news_id=364

 

[horendus]

Carmack for president!!!

Vote 1 Carmack

 

[mcbowler]

Carmack wants to go to Mars and open a portal to hell. I can hardly wait.

 

[Guest]

Carmack wants to go to Mars and open a portal to hell. I can hardly wait.

Ohhhh! Carmack, the Evil Genius. Where do I apply for a minion role?

 

[Andraxxus]

[citation][nom]mcbowler[/nom]Carmack wants to go to Mars and open a portal to hell. I can hardly wait.[/citation]
Wait until you see what comes out of the portal.

 

[r0x0r]

[citation][nom]Andraxxus[/nom]Wait until you see what comes out of the portal.[/citation]

It won't be a cake, 'cos the cake is a lie.

 

[decepticon]

[citation][nom]anamaniac[/nom]Maybe Carmack really is just an awesome guy.Violent video games, rockets, space travel... sounds like there isn't anything in the list of awesomeness this guy can't do.[/citation]

Can he win a fight with Chuck Norris? 😉

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]decepticon[/nom]Can he win a fight with Chuck Norris?[/citation]

I doubt it. Chuck Norris has more testicles than Carmack. I think he have something like 23 of them.

 

[bounty]

next level: E1M3. So what is E1M3 then?

 

[Guest]

I think this is rigged! E1M3 is the name of a DOOM level.

 

[matt87_50]

meh, call me when they actually go to the moon.

I'm sure he will tho, and its good to see people promoting space travel.

 

[belardo]

COOL...

Seems like Carmack id doing what NASA and other Aerospace companies can't do.

Space technology on the cheap.