Richard Garriott

Also known as Richard Garriott de Cayeux, Richard Allen Garriott, Lord British, General British, Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux

British video game developer, astronaut and entrepreneur

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The Sword of Midras: A Shroud of the Avatar Novel (Blade of the Avatar Book 1)

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Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (né Garriott) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut. Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, was originally a game designer and programmer, and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development. On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International…

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High Score — Self2020
Confessions from Space: Apollo — Self2019
8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars — Himself2016
Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary — Self2014
Apogee of Fear — The Spaceflight Participant2012
Man On a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars — himself2010
Scam School — Himself2008

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Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (né Garriott; born 4 July 1961) is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut.

Garriott, who is the son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, was originally a game designer and programmer, and is now involved in a number of aspects of computer-game development. On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard the Soyuz TMA-13 mission to the International Space Station as a private astronaut, returning 12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12. He became the second space traveler, and first from the United States, to have a parent who was also a space traveler. During his ISS flight, he filmed a science fiction movie Apogee of Fear.