   John Carmack, Space Pioneer?
27 teams enter spaceflight competitionAt least according to CNN, he just might be.   -----------------------------kevin@mayday-anime.comhttp://www.mayday-anime.com[edited by - grasshopa55 on February 10, 2004 1:30:16 PM]
  Isn''t this old news? I thought it was pretty common knowledge (at least among the aerospace/gaming industry) that Carmack was heading such a venture. Unless there were some new developments in that article, I''m not quite sure why that''s considered news.   shortcurves.com | /josh;  Welcome to two years ago. ;  Well, I didn''t know, and I''m speechless. That guy IS amazing!Thxs for the post, grasshopa55...   "Senri no michi mo ippo kara (A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step...)" ;  Hasn''t every single person on these forums read Masters of Doom?   ---------------------------------------------------laziness is the foundation of efficiencyretrospiral.net | llamas! | megatokyo | gamedev.net | googleTiffany_Smith fanboy;quote:Carmack, who made a fortune on the games "Doom" and "Quake," seeks to create a propulsion system consisting of rocket engines attached to a single tank.This may be the final rocket-jump!!!  "Senri no michi mo ippo kara (A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step...)" ;  I''ve known he was part of Armadillo Aerospace for quite some time, but I didn''t know about this competition.  Those dicks said he was a game designer.   ___________________________________________________________Proceeding on a brutal rampage is the obvious choice.Where to find the intensity  (Updated Jan 23, 2004) ;  I can hardly wait until Carmack''s superoptimized rocket design makes space travel not only plausible but awesome.   Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED);quote:Original post by Ravuya  I can hardly wait until Carmack''s superoptimized rocket design makes space travel not only plausible but awesome.   Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED) Yeah, then he can license it and someone else can actually make a space craft out of it.ohhh dissss.....   MindEngine Developmenthttp://medev.sourceforge.net;  Isnt Carmack supposed to be making me Doom3? Someone tell him to forget about that space bullshit and get back to the game development. 