Richard Garriott
British video game developer, astronaut and entrepreneur
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (né Garriott; born July 4, 1961) is an American video game developer and businessman.
Richard Garriott | |
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 Garriott in July 2008 | |
| Born | Richard Allen Garriott July 4, 1961 Cambridge, England |
| Citizenship | American, British[1] |
| Occupation | Video game developer |
| Known for | Ultima series Origin Systems Private astronaut |
| Spouse | Laetitia Pichot de Cayeux (m. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Robert Garriott (brother) |
| Awards | AIAS Hall of Fame Award (2006)[2] |
| Space career | |
| Space Adventures private astronaut// Cast Of an In Space Station Film | |
Time in space | 11d 20h 35m |
| Missions | Soyuz TMA-13/TMA-12 |
Garriott is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott.
On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International Space Station as a private astronaut.[3][4] He returned 12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12.
Garriott founded the video game development company Portalarium in 2009.[5] He was CEO and creative director of Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues.[6]
References change
- ↑ "One on One With Richard 'Lord British' Garriott". PC Gamer. UK. August 2007. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
PCG: 'How did you come by the alias of Lord British? You're obviously not English. Richard Garriott: 'Actually, that's not true ... I am a British citizen. That said, I only lived there for about two months prior to moving to the States.'
- ↑ "D.I.C.E Special Awards". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ↑ Mark Carreau (2008). "$30 million buys Austin resident a ride on Soyuz mission". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ Tariq Malik. "Former Astronaut's Son Signs on as Next Space Tourist". SPACE.com. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ↑ About – Portalarium from official company website
- ↑ Garriott de Cayeux, Richard. "By the way..." Google+. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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