Armadillo Aerospace and Rocket Racing Inc. are joining forces to fly paying customers to the edge of space as soon as 2010. Under the joint venture, Rockwall, Texas-based Armadillo Aerospace-fresh from winning the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in October- will develop the reusable launch vehicles and provide ground support and equipment. Rocket Racing Technology Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Racing, will provide financing and overall management of the partnership, which includes the New Mexico state government. Armadillo Aerospace is led by John Carmack, a 3-D graphics pioneer who created the bestselling video game Doom. Since 2000, Armadillo has conducted more than a hundred flight tests involving a dozen different rocket-powered vehicles.
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机译：Armadillo航空航天公司和Rocket Racing Inc.即将联手，将付费客户赶到2010年。在合资企业的基础上，总部位于德克萨斯州Rockwall的Armadillo航空航天公司将在10月赢得诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司的月球着陆器挑战赛中崭露头角。开发可重复使用的运载火箭，并提供地面支持和设备。 Rocket Racing的全资子公司Rocket Racing Technology Development将为合作伙伴关系（包括新墨西哥州政府）提供融资和整体管理。 Armadillo Aerospace由3D图形先驱John Carmack领导，他创造了最畅销的视频游戏Doom。自2000年以来，犰狳已经进行了一百多次飞行测试，涉及十多种不同的火箭动力车辆。
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