Joe Pappalardo
@PappalardoJoe
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Author of Sunflowers, Spaceport Earth, Inferno, Red Sky Morning, Four Against the West and (in 2026) Boomtown. Magazine writer. Spirit 544. Ghost for hire.
Texas
Joined September 2011
During their saga, the brothers become soldiers, judges, husbands, guerillas, lawmen, entrepreneurs, refugees, fathers, politicians, pioneers and – in Judge Roy Bean’s case – one of the Old West’s best known but least understood scoundrels.
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"Space is so important because that’s where our satellites are!".
.@MariaBartiromo gets it: Space is so important because that’s where our satellites are! . @USDOT and @NASA are working together to maintain American dominance in orbit by operating as one government eliminating barriers. Together, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible
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RT @Astro_Wakata: We are very close to having the first human-rated spacecraft developed in space city! Axiom's PPTM, the first module of….
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RT @zenanaut: I don’t know where to begin, so I’ll start here: my view from one Dragon to another. I don’t have words yet for the whole exp….
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RT @SpaceForceDoD: Just seven days until the eighth mission of the #X37B launches from Kennedy Space Center. Final preparations by AFRCO, i….
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RT @margbrennan: Treasury issued a license to allow Vladimir Putin & his Russian team to land in Alaska despite US sanctions. It is good th….
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"Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of NASA shall execute a memorandum of understanding that aligns review processes for spaceport development across agencies, eliminates those that are.
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RT @torybruno: The trick to this shot is holding on to the lightning tower really, really tight. #SF106
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RT @AndrewParsonson: Portugal has granted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium a five-year licence to build and operate a launch site on the i….
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Portugal has granted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium a five-year licence to build and operate a launch site on the island of Santa Maria.
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RT @Arianespace: 🚀 Mission success for flight #VA264!. On August 12, 2025 at 10:41 p.m. Kourou local time (01:41 a.m. UTC, 3:41 a.m. CEST,….
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RT @brandonjmphoto: Spectators in #Titusville, FL watch as @ulalaunch launches USSF-106 aboard #Vulcan at 8:56PM tonight with just 3 minute….
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RT @ulalaunch: NEW LAUNCH TIME. Launch Director James Whelan has instructed the team to retarget today's launch for 8:56 p.m. EDT (0056 UTC….
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RT @SciGuySpace: A lot of launch vehicle companies are trying, it's just *really* difficult to land and reuse an orbital first stage. Among….
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RT @KofmanMichael: Bottom line, its not clear yet how the situation will develop. The next few days will prove telling. But this advance is….
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RT @Nord_Space: Hey Canada, we have a spaceport! 🇨🇦🚀 NordSpace's beautiful Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) is officially under constructio….
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RT @PappalardoJoe: Well, pre-orders have begun. It's a long way until April, but Boomtown is coming. "The True Story of the Wickedest Town….
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Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas
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