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Terry Virts
@AstroTerry
American, Texan, Father, former USAF F-16 pilot & NASA Astronaut. Trying to bring some common sense and happiness down here to Earth. intro.co/TerryVirts
Houston, TX
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Oct 18, 2025
    “Man card” I guess that was funny in the 90s. As a former F-16 fighter pilot and combat veteran, there is nothing more manly than defending your country from fascists and authoritarians.
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    Gunther Eagleman™
    @GuntherEagleman
    Oct 17, 2025
    Any man attending a “No Kings” rally this weekend must hand in his man card. Those are the rules.
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Sep 26, 2025
    It's not a cool story, Pete, it's a cautionary tale. And it's why you should be immediately fired.
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    Pete Hegseth
    Department of War 🇺🇸
    @PeteHegseth
    Sep 26, 2025
    Cool story, General
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Feb 28, 2015
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Sep 7, 2025
    As a former F-16 pilot, seeing the President of the United States post something like this is the worst possible message to our military members.
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Oct 4, 2021
    Replying to @X and @Twitter
    It’s not working here either
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Jun 10, 2015
    It took me until my last day in space to get a good picture of these!
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    May 16, 2025
    As a former commander of the space station who flew with Russian cosmonauts, seeing my one-time comrades turn into Putin loyalists and supporters of the invasion of Ukraine was revealing. It taught me a critical lesson about how men and women I’d considered friends can be willing
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Mar 17, 2022
    In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, a cosmic view of the Emerald Isle! #StPatricksDay #Ireland
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Sep 30, 2025
    American cities are not training grounds. Our citizens are not the enemy. They are who we take an oath to defend. Every last one of them. This is disgusting.
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    Aaron Rupar
    @atrupar
    Sep 30, 2025
    Trump to top military officials: "I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military. Because we're going into Chicago very soon. That's a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor."
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Feb 21, 2025
    For all who love space exploration like I do, we need to admit: @elonmusk has revealed himself to be an unstable, malign extremist. He is not on the side of freedom or democracy, he is "all-in" for authoritarianism. 100% not compatible with the peaceful exploration of space.
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    Andreas Mogensen
    European Space Agency
    @Astro_Andreas
    Feb 20, 2025
    Replying to @elonmusk
    Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home.
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    May 24, 2015
    The view of our Galaxy from space.
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Feb 15, 2024
    Why is a US defense contractor (Elon) who gets $Billions in DoD contracts criticizing US security policy, in favor of our enemy, Russia?
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    Farzad 🇺🇸 🇮🇷
    @farzyness
    Feb 13, 2024
    Here's an edited version of the space hosted by @DavidSacks with @elonmusk @VivekGRamaswamy @JDVance1 @SenMikeLee and others regarding the $100 billion Ukraine bill. This version boosts audio quality and cuts time by 35%. Thank you @DavidCarbutt_ for the work!
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Jul 10, 2016
    Congrats #Portugal !!! #Euro2016Final #EURO2016
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    Terry Virts
    @AstroTerry
    Jan 31, 2015
    I wish I could bring all of you up to see this!