Alex Turnbull
@alejandroturnbull.space
Spherical cow wrangler at UC Riverside and writer at @spacescout.bsky.social - working on dark matter detection, high power rockets, and whatever else catches my interest.
www.alejandroturnbull.space
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Alex Turnbull
@alejandroturnbull.space
· Dec 23
Cloning my pinned from the other place: My name is Alex and I do rocket and space stuff! I post about it sometimes.
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both the president and literally everyone else understand any statement of a moral principle -- any moral principal -- as a denunciation
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
both the president and literally everyone else understand any statement of a moral principle -- any moral principal -- as a denunciation
Discovering to my dismay that apparently there's a movement of people crusading to...save the invasive mule deer destroying Santa Catalina Island because...deer are cute, I guess? Truly, vibes-only treehugger environmentalism will be the death of us all.
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Discovering to my dismay that apparently there's a movement of people crusading to...save the invasive mule deer destroying Santa Catalina Island because...deer are cute, I guess? Truly, vibes-only treehugger environmentalism will be the death of us all.
Tried the new AI CAD thing and
🎶I can draw a sketch and🎶
🎶I can make a patch🎶
🎶I can fillet and chamfer too🎶
🎶I'll do🎶
🎶anything you hire me to🎶
🎶I can draw a sketch and🎶
🎶I can make a patch🎶
🎶I can fillet and chamfer too🎶
🎶I'll do🎶
🎶anything you hire me to🎶
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Tried the new AI CAD thing and
🎶I can draw a sketch and🎶
🎶I can make a patch🎶
🎶I can fillet and chamfer too🎶
🎶I'll do🎶
🎶anything you hire me to🎶
🎶I can draw a sketch and🎶
🎶I can make a patch🎶
🎶I can fillet and chamfer too🎶
🎶I'll do🎶
🎶anything you hire me to🎶
side boosters on starship send tweet
February 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
side boosters on starship send tweet
This admin really is committed to the enshittification of absolutely every facet of American life
wait why is the CIA retiring the World Factbook what the fuck
February 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
This admin really is committed to the enshittification of absolutely every facet of American life
Check out my colleague Bev Casillas' update on NASA's Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal last night:
www.spacescout.info/2026/02/arte...
www.spacescout.info/2026/02/arte...
Artemis II Delayed to March
NASA’s Artemis II mission will launch no earlier than March due to several issues that were encountered during a launch rehearsal last night.
www.spacescout.info
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Check out my colleague Bev Casillas' update on NASA's Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal last night:
www.spacescout.info/2026/02/arte...
www.spacescout.info/2026/02/arte...
I am officially deploying my Artemis Launch Date Prediction Powers which I deployed to great effect on Artemis I to declare that Artemis II will fly on 7 March 2026
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I am officially deploying my Artemis Launch Date Prediction Powers which I deployed to great effect on Artemis I to declare that Artemis II will fly on 7 March 2026
NASA/SpaceX Crew-11 returning from the ISS this morning
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 AM
NASA/SpaceX Crew-11 returning from the ISS this morning
@levin.house.gov Lock in my guy
It’s time to impeach.
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
@levin.house.gov Lock in my guy
Joshua Tree National Park
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Check out my article on last week's New Glenn mission in @spacescout.bsky.social!
www.spacescout.info/2025/11/new-...
www.spacescout.info/2025/11/new-...
New Glenn Aces Second Flight
Blue Origin saw a resounding success on the second flight of their mammoth New Glenn launch vehicle Thursday, successfully placing NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a trajectory toward deep space.…
www.spacescout.info
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Check out my article on last week's New Glenn mission in @spacescout.bsky.social!
www.spacescout.info/2025/11/new-...
www.spacescout.info/2025/11/new-...
Really incredible performance from Blue Origin and Rocket Lab today. This is such a cool mission and it had the coolest ride to space around right now.
🛰️🛰️ The twins are talking!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
We have successfully established contact with both ESCAPADE spacecraft, 💙 Blue and 💛 Gold, following launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket today.
We're on our way to Mars to enable NASA and UC Berkeley Space Sciences Lab to study the Martian magnetosphere!
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Really incredible performance from Blue Origin and Rocket Lab today. This is such a cool mission and it had the coolest ride to space around right now.
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Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.
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NO DEAL without protecting our healthcare. Tell your Senators to FIGHT NOT FOLD!!!
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
NO DEAL without protecting our healthcare. Tell your Senators to FIGHT NOT FOLD!!!
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
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Today, VOTE YES on Prop 50. Texas’ radical gerrymandering leaves us no real choice. This is about fairness and protecting democracy itself.
Take your ballot to a drop box or vote center before 8 PM.
Every vote matters today!
Take your ballot to a drop box or vote center before 8 PM.
Every vote matters today!
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today, VOTE YES on Prop 50. Texas’ radical gerrymandering leaves us no real choice. This is about fairness and protecting democracy itself.
Take your ballot to a drop box or vote center before 8 PM.
Every vote matters today!
Take your ballot to a drop box or vote center before 8 PM.
Every vote matters today!
As I've mentioned before, I'm part of Highlander Space Program at UC Riverside. Right now is our BCOE Match Challenge, and we're raising funds for our new rocket, Clementine. If you donate before 8 November, your donation will be matched! $30+ donations get cool merch.
www.givecampus.com/s/eqnswc
www.givecampus.com/s/eqnswc
Highlander Space Program 25
Your gift is an easy way to have a significant impact on the future of BCOE students!
www.givecampus.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As I've mentioned before, I'm part of Highlander Space Program at UC Riverside. Right now is our BCOE Match Challenge, and we're raising funds for our new rocket, Clementine. If you donate before 8 November, your donation will be matched! $30+ donations get cool merch.
www.givecampus.com/s/eqnswc
www.givecampus.com/s/eqnswc
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
Independence Day, Cimarron Style.
I love this country too much to not be horrified by what’s happening to it. This Fourth of July, remember what we stand for.
I love this country too much to not be horrified by what’s happening to it. This Fourth of July, remember what we stand for.
July 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Independence Day, Cimarron Style.
I love this country too much to not be horrified by what’s happening to it. This Fourth of July, remember what we stand for.
I love this country too much to not be horrified by what’s happening to it. This Fourth of July, remember what we stand for.
Starlit Skies Above
June 28, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Starlit Skies Above
Was a thrill to be part of Highlander Space Program’s launch of Poseidon, UC Riverside’s first liquid fuel rocket, over the weekend at the FAR-OUT Competition. We took home first place in both the A Altitude and Liquid Engine Efficiency categories!
June 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Was a thrill to be part of Highlander Space Program’s launch of Poseidon, UC Riverside’s first liquid fuel rocket, over the weekend at the FAR-OUT Competition. We took home first place in both the A Altitude and Liquid Engine Efficiency categories!
SpX-32 Cargo Dragon reentry from the ISS! Thrilled to have Dragon recovering back on the west coast! No astronauts on this one, but soon there will be!
May 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
SpX-32 Cargo Dragon reentry from the ISS! Thrilled to have Dragon recovering back on the west coast! No astronauts on this one, but soon there will be!
Got to meet the incredible NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and see some amazing hardware at Yuri’s Night LA!
April 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Got to meet the incredible NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and see some amazing hardware at Yuri’s Night LA!