Impulse
Pioneering the future of in-space transportation
Founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller, Impulse Space is a pioneer of in-space transportation for payload delivery and hosting.
Our Mission
Accelerate our future in space through efficient transportation anywhere
LEO, GEO, the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Our Team
Led by aerospace veterans
Impulse was founded by Tom Mueller, a founding member of SpaceX and the creator of Merlin, the most reliable rocket engine in history. Tom has assembled a team that has worked on some of the most successful space projects in history and is ready to do it again. Join the team
Our Facilities
Vertically integrated from the start
Our team knows that to control cost, schedule, and risk—you need to be fully integrated. We have kept this in mind as we built our 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Redondo Beach, CA, and engine test facilities in the Mojave Desert.
Valves, ignitors, and pressure transducers
3d printing
Control electronics and thrusters
5-axis CNC Machining
Composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) design, manufacture, and test
Harnessing
Hot fire tests
Vehicle integration and test
Customer integration and launch
Latest updates
Press Release_2024.11.15
Impulse Space Awarded BALISTA Contract by National Reconnaissance Office to Advance Agile Space Technologies and Strategic Technology Advancement
Press Release_2024.11.14
Impulse Space Secures Three SpaceX Falcon 9 Missions
Press Release_2024.11.04
Impulse Space Selected for HALO Program by the Space Development Agency