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Astrophysicist, engineer, and science fiction author https://t.co/ALds9uUalN https://t.co/qcWWblk5H6

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@Torn_MacAlester
Torn MacAlester
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šŸŒ• Welcome to the World of Torn MacAlester – Science Fiction Author šŸ“· 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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@Torn_MacAlester
Torn MacAlester
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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 best—smart, suspenseful, and unforgettable. #SciFiBooks #MoonHab https://t.co/uaoytvH1R4
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@TigTiegen
John ā€œTIGā€ Tiegen
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Most people have never heard of Jack Lucas, and that’s 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 mom’s signature, and joined the Marine Corps at 14. When the
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@sciencegirl
Science girl
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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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@SpaceChickJen
Space Chick Jen šŸ‘©šŸ»ā€šŸš€
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I know it was a crazy-serious situation being hit by lightning āš”ļø TWICE on ascent but I laugh to myself every time I think about Al Bean saying ā€œI KNOW WHAT IT IS!ā€ When John Aaron suggests SCE-Aux when even Pete Conrad didn’t. šŸ˜‚ (Apollo 12) https://t.co/jCeh4NJzcE via
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@HeinleinSociety
Heinlein Society
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Elon Musk mentioned Heinlein again, about 1:32 in this video. #RobertHeinlein
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@Torn_MacAlester
Torn MacAlester
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ā€œThis is the greatest event in all the history of the human race up to this time. Today is New Year’s Day of Year One. If we don’t 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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@forallcurious
All day Astronomy
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BREAKING🚨: 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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@AstronomyVibes
Astronomy Vibes
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🚨 NASA Spacecraft Just Hit a Mysterious ā€œWallā€ at the Edge of Our Solar System… 🚨 Out there, far beyond the planets… beyond Pluto… where sunlight fades into darkness, something unexpected happened. Voyager 1 — a spacecraft launched nearly 50 years ago — kept traveling into
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Torn MacAlester
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Nils lightens up (barely), Gen pokes fun, but doubts linger about Milt/Morris. Mask of the Joyful Moon layers the connections—perfect for fans of the series. Pre-order drops April! #LunarTales #ThunderMoonLink
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Torn MacAlester
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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 https://t.co/J2et2wFtNR
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@TylerG1998
Tyler Gray
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L-6ļøāƒ£ Days. The nameplates of the #ArtemisII crew. Remember their names — they’re bound for the history books. šŸ“š @NASASpaceflight
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@konstructivizm
Black Hole
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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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@ExploreSpaceKSC
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
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Counting down to Artemis II šŸŒ™šŸš€ 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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@NASA_Johnson
NASA's Johnson Space Center
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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.
@NASA
NASA
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.@NASAMoonBase has landed on X. Join us as we explore, innovate, and build a sustained human presence on the Moon.
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Torn MacAlester
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From Uncle Jay's unanswered calls to Gen's deputy badge—Mask 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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Torn MacAlester
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The Lunadyne Incident builds a universe of subtle threats and vast emptiness. Corporate intrigue meets the harsh lunar environment—tense, thoughtful, and thoroughly engaging. A gem in modern sci-fi shorts! #ScienceFiction #LunarConspiracy https://t.co/uaoytvH1R4
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Torn MacAlester
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"She was hot today, cold tomorrow, and every day on Nils’s back." Deputy Miller shakes up Nils's world in Thunder Moon Tussle. A seductive sci-fi ride! #LunarRomance #SciFi https://t.co/J2et2wFtNR
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@dallascampbell
Dallas Campbell
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NASA’s Moon base looks beautifully familiar @NASAMoonBase
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@NASAAdmin
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
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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
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
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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 @POTUS’s vision for space superiority. It’s time to start
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