X Prize Trophy and 10 Million is Close
September 28th, 2003 Posted in General
If you have never heard of the X Prize, it is a contest to see what group of people can create a craft that can fly to the edge of space and then repeat the feat again 2 weeks later. The craft must be able to carry 3 people or equipment equal to that weight. One individual that is part of the challenge and is a member of the Armadillo team is John Carmack from id software (creator of Wolfenstein, DOOM and Quake fame). Currently they are one of the top 2 teams that lead the race. For the rest of the story, check out the MSNBC story.