Armadillo Aerospace is an aerospace startup company based in Mesquite, Texas. Its initial goal is to build a manned suborbital spacecraft capable of space tourism, but it has stated long-term ambitions of orbital spaceflight. The company was founded by John Carmack.
On October 24, 2008, Armadillo won $350,000 by succeeding in the Level 1 Lunar Lander Challenge. On September 12, 2009, Armadillo won $500,000 by succeeding in the 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2.
As of May 2010, they are working on a sub-orbital commercial aircraft with Space Adventures.
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