Torn MacAlester
@Torn_MacAlester
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Astrophysicist, engineer, and science fiction author https://t.co/ALds9uUIbl https://t.co/qcWWblkDwE
Montana, USA
Joined September 2016
🌕 Welcome to the World of Torn MacAlester – Science Fiction Author 📷 Hello, lunar explorers and sci-fi enthusiasts! I’m thrilled to welcome you to my corner of the galaxy, where science meets imagination. I’m Torn MacAlester, a writer passionate about crafting near-future
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Check out The Lunadyne Incident and Other Stories https://t.co/IznrWnpQe0 and Thunder Moon Tussle https://t.co/sivyV2dbV7 . My lunar noir science fiction stories that harken back to the golden age.
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGSHT5
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGmY6t
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Calling all authors and writers! I'm following back everyone in the community, Drop your books, blogs, or projects below, and I'll gladly retweet. Let's support each other! #WritingCommunity #Books #Poems #Authors #Writers #ShamelessSelfPromo #TuesdayVibes
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Space solar is 1000x more expensive than earth-based solar. In space, solar must be multi-junction GaAs, radiation-hardened, vacuum-rated and ultra-light. Even if launch costs dropped to $0, space solar would still not yet pencil. What am I missing? How soon will this change?
It would cost about $4B to launch a 500MW solar array to space today. That’s about the same order of magnitude as a nuclear reactor, and that’s today’s costs, before full reusability. The future of energy intensive industries is in orbit.
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Today, NBAA sent a letter to @SenTedCruz and @SenatorCantwell supporting @rookisaacman for administrator of @NASA. Mr. Isaacman possesses an "exceptional blend of operational expertise, strategic vision, and mission-driven leadership" that makes him uniquely suited to serve as
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What were the top 10 photos captured during the Apollo 12 mission?
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGSHT5
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGmY6t
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#Apollo12 flag on the moon with faulty latch mechanism. The crew could not get the horizontal pole to latch at the proper 90° angle. November 19, 1969! https://t.co/c3jCbUQFcO
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Best friends... 3 best friends who went to the moon... Great crew. #Apollo12 RIP Pete Conrad; Dick Gordon; Alan Bean November 19, 1969 #OTD 56 anniversary of the #Apollo12 landing! https://t.co/c3jCbUQFcO
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On This Day 1969 - Apollo 12 Lands on the Ocean of Storms This great photo captured by Alan Bean shows commander Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad descending the LM ladder to become the 3rd man to walk on the Moon
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The second landing! Pete Conrad and Al Bean.
On This Day 1969 - Apollo 12 Landing Footage Enhanced This is the 16mm Film footage taken through Alan Bean's LM window of the descent to the Ocean Of Storms Source Video: Apollo Flight Journal Enhanced and Synchronised Mission Audio by @Moonpans
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🌓 What if Alan Shepard’s famous golf shot left behind more than just a ball? In Torn MacAlester’s “Golf and Outgassing,” astronauts Annie MacInturner and Milt Johnson return to the Apollo 14 site to solve a 50-year-old lunar mystery — and stumble into a forgotten hazard that
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGSHT5
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGmY6t
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Quote from the new book: Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester (@Torn_MacAlester) @wh2r_ol @fiction_ol @writers_ol @authors_ol @ncore_ol Website: https://t.co/ziJvfGTfID
#science #scifi #sciencefiction #Torn #WritingCommunity Buy Direct: https://t.co/w5vECGnvW1
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