Armadillo Aerospace
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Armadillo Aerospace is a private aerospace company founded by programmer John Carmack, known for developing experimental reusable rockets and vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing vehicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
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private company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Armadillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedStatusChange | 2013 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 1 prize
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Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2 prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel |
sounding rocket development
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suborbital spaceflight development ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Rocket Racing League
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Space Adventures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Masten Space Systems
NERFINISHED
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Unreasonable Rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developed |
Mod rocket vehicle
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Pixel rocket vehicle ⓘ Quad rocket vehicle ⓘ Stig rocket vehicle ⓘ Stig-A rocket vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Stig-B rocket vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Mod rocket vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing testbeds ⓘ |
| focus |
low-cost rocketry
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rapid prototyping of rocket vehicles ⓘ reusable launch systems ⓘ |
| foundedByOccupation | video game programmer ⓘ |
| founder | John Carmack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderKnownFor |
Doom video game series
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Quake video game series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
develop affordable access to space
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enable commercial suborbital flights ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mesquite, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | aerospace ⓘ |
| keyPerson | John Carmack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental reusable rockets
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vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing vehicles ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing testing
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open communication of test results and failures ⓘ use of modular rocket designs ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | suborbital tourism vehicle concepts ⓘ |
| propellantUsed |
ethanol
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liquid oxygen ⓘ methane ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled rockets ⓘ |
| reasonForHibernation | lack of funding ⓘ |
| status | hibernation ⓘ |
| tested | guided VTOL flights ⓘ |
| testSite | Caddo Mills, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | http://www.armadilloaerospace.com ⓘ |
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