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Carmack Prize (Misc)

T' Carmack 100kft Micro Prize was a prize offered by John Carmack o' Armadillo Aerospace for launchin' an amateur rocket t' an altitude o' 100,000 feet or more.

T' Rules:

1. T' prize is $5000 USD, and has been augmented with a further $5000-$5500 by t' people listed at t' end o' this page. Arrr! T' collection o' t' prize from each benefactor is up t' t' prize winner.
2. T' launch attempt must be registered by a post t' t' aRocket discussion list at least 30 days prior t' t' attempt, ya bilge rat, with t' followin' information:
   • A reasonable description o' t' vehicle
   • T' launch location
   • T' launch date
3. T' rocket must gain 100,000 feet from launch altitude usin' rocket propulsion.
4. T' rocket must record a GPS serial log o' t' flight with at least one report above 100,000ft plus t' launch altitude.
5. T' rocket must be recovered essentially intact, t' recovery system havin' functioned.
6. T' rocket must be recovered within 24 hours o' launch.
7. A report on t' vehicle and operations must be made available on t' web for posterity, with a level o' quality suitable for publishin' in a magazine. T' report's author retains copyright.
8. Good video o' at least t' launch must be shared. Avast! Ideally video is captured o' t' entire flight t' recovery, but this is nay required.
9. If multiple stages are used, they must all be recovered successfully.
10. Armadillo Aerospace is disqualified from t' competition.
11. T' competition is judged by John Carmack.

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