Torn MacAlester
@Torn_MacAlester
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Astrophysicist, engineer, and science fiction author https://t.co/ALds9uUalN https://t.co/qcWWblk5H6
Montana, USA
Joined September 2016
š Welcome to the World of Torn MacAlester ā Science Fiction Author š· Hello, lunar explorers and sci-fi enthusiasts! Iām thrilled to welcome you to my corner of the galaxy, where science meets imagination. Iām Torn MacAlester, a writer passionate about crafting near-future
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Reading these stories, you feel the low gravity pull of the Moon's reality: dust, radiation, and human schemes. The Lunadyne Incident is hard sci-fi at its bestāsmart, suspenseful, and unforgettable. #SciFiBooks #MoonHab
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Most people have never heard of Jack Lucas, and thatās a damn shame. Jacklyn Harold Lucas was not some made up war legend. He was real. A teenage Marine who wanted in the fight so bad he lied about his age, forged his momās signature, and joined the Marine Corps at 14. When the
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Artemis II will send four astronauts on a ~685,000-mile, 10-day journey looping around the Moon, using a free-return trajectory that relies on Earth and lunar gravity to bring them safely back home.
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I know it was a crazy-serious situation being hit by lightning ā”ļø TWICE on ascent but I laugh to myself every time I think about Al Bean saying āI KNOW WHAT IT IS!ā When John Aaron suggests SCE-Aux when even Pete Conrad didnāt. š (Apollo 12) https://t.co/jCeh4NJzcE via
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Elon Musk mentioned Heinlein again, about 1:32 in this video. #RobertHeinlein
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āThis is the greatest event in all the history of the human race up to this time. Today is New Yearās Day of Year One. If we donāt change the calendar, historians will do so. This is our change, our puberty rights, bar-mitzvah, confirmation; change from infancy into adulthood for
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BREAKINGšØ: We are returning to the Moon for the first time in 54 years on April 1, and no one is talking about it.
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šØ NASA Spacecraft Just Hit a Mysterious āWallā at the Edge of Our Solar System⦠šØ Out there, far beyond the planets⦠beyond Pluto⦠where sunlight fades into darkness, something unexpected happened. Voyager 1 ā a spacecraft launched nearly 50 years ago ā kept traveling into
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Nils lightens up (barely), Gen pokes fun, but doubts linger about Milt/Morris. Mask of the Joyful Moon layers the connectionsāperfect for fans of the series. Pre-order drops April! #LunarTales #ThunderMoonLink
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Escape to the Moon with Thunder Moon Tussle. Nils's smuggling life turns chaotic with fines and foes. Realistic hard sci-fi at its best! #MoonTussle #AdventureBooks
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L-6ļøā£ Days. The nameplates of the #ArtemisII crew. Remember their names ā theyāre bound for the history books. š @NASASpaceflight
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NASA tests its powerful Launch Abort System during the Ascent Abort-2 mission. In seconds, the Orion spacecraft can pull astronauts away from danger at extreme speed. This is how NASA is making future Moon missions safer
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Counting down to Artemis II šš Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen will soon arrive at Kennedy Space Center. NASA is working toward the launch of Artemis II as soon as April 1, 2026, with additional availability through April 6.
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Landing on X like we landed on the Moon. Follow @NASAMoonBase for a front-row seat to lunar exploration and building a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
.@NASAMoonBase has landed on X. Join us as we explore, innovate, and build a sustained human presence on the Moon.
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From Uncle Jay's unanswered calls to Gen's deputy badgeāMask of the Joyful Moon is a slow-burn thriller on the harsh Moon. Corporate games meet personal stakes. Pre-order April! #MoonMystery #SciFiThrillerFrom
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The Lunadyne Incident builds a universe of subtle threats and vast emptiness. Corporate intrigue meets the harsh lunar environmentātense, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging. A gem in modern sci-fi shorts! #ScienceFiction #LunarConspiracy
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"She was hot today, cold tomorrow, and every day on Nilsās back." Deputy Miller shakes up Nils's world in Thunder Moon Tussle. A seductive sci-fi ride! #LunarRomance #SciFi
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The last few months, and all the work that went into Ignition, was honestly the easy part. The very hard part is everything we do from here forward.. We are days away from Artemis II astronauts flying around the Moon. Then we immediately begin pulling in hardware and stacking
Thank you to the NASA workforce, industry partners, and international allies who made Ignition possible. We have the vision, resources, and experience. Now we move beyond presentations and PowerPoint and execute @POTUSās vision for space superiority. Itās time to start
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