Carmack had left id by the time he got into vr/at, iirc they snagged him from a rocket company?
Armadillo Aerospace was Carmack's own rocket company.
And tbh I'm not sure it was ever a plausible contender for commercial success, more like Carmack wanted to play with rockets. But that might be unfair; I would happily accept a correction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace
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Armadillo Aerospace was Carmack's own rocket company.
And tbh I'm not sure it was ever a plausible contender for commercial success, more like Carmack wanted to play with rockets. But that might be unfair; I would happily accept a correction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo_Aerospace