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CEO tweets some thoughts that ruffle some feathers

Atomical's CEO posted about the Moon at 2am. People got upset. People got very engaged. Engagement is a kind of support.

Where most of our readers saw the post: on a tablet, next to a coffee, at 6am.
Where most of our readers saw the post: on a tablet, next to a coffee, at 6am.

It was a bold post. Some say too bold. But nobody can say it didn't work.

Atomical @AtomicalLabs

Hot take: the Moon is a starter planet. It's not even a planet. If you're still going to the Moon in 2026 I don't know what to tell you

2:14 AM Oct 10, 2026 6.8M Views

Atomical's follower count went up 400,000 overnight. Its name was mentioned more times in one day than in the whole previous year. Its Jupiter mission got three new sponsors who said they "like a company with opinions."

Some people were upset. Most people were talking about us. We can work with that.

Atomical head of communications

The post has since been deleted. The follower count has not.

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