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Tom Mueller

@lrocket

Liquid rocket engine development, racecar driver, grandfather, CEO and CTO at Impulse https://t.co/XBThLja8eL

Manahattan Beach, CA Katılım Haziran 2011
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Impulse Space
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse·
"Under Lane 1, Impulse Space will contract with the Space Force to provide end-to-end service, procuring a launch vehicle and then stacking the Helios stage and designated satellite into the payload fairing of the rocket." That's what Helios was built for: rapid, cost-effective delivery to high-energy orbits. The Space Force added Impulse to its National Security Space Launch Lane 1 bidder pool this week, opening the door to compete for a share of $5.6 billion in contracts through 2029. First flight targeted for 2027. Full story via @arstechnica arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/…
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Impulse Space
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse·
We’re proud to support the United States Space Force as part of the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program. By on-ramping Helios, Impulse will be the first-ever upper stage provider to serve as a prime on the program. Read more here: impulsespace.com/updates/impuls…
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Impulse Space
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse·
We hosted the @SES_Satellites Board at our Redondo Beach facility, sharing the latest progress on Helios and celebrating our partnership. Through our multi-launch agreement, Helios will transport SES satellites from LEO directly to GEO and MEO in a matter of hours. What used to require a multi-month electric propulsion transfer, or an expensive dedicated heavy-lift launch, Helios will make a same-day operation. Good to spend time with the team driving that shift forward with us. 🛰️
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SpaceX
SpaceX@SpaceX·
Teams recently completed build and acceptance testing of our 1,000th Merlin 1D engine for Falcon’s first stage! With Falcon’s reusability, recovering these engines has enabled continued reliability enhancements, making Merlin one of the most reliable rocket engines ever manufactured
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David Donahue
David Donahue@mrshakespeare·
@lrocket Are your races streamed anywhere? My son and I will cheer for you. Very happy for your success and your willingness to race these cars. Fun stuff!
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Tom Mueller@lrocket·
Brands hatch yesterday before the last session. I was the second fastest Group C car behind the Mercedes C11 with 100 more hp than me
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Tom Mueller@lrocket·
@sambirchenough No, its staying in UK for now. Will be racing the C7R and Coke 962 at Rolex
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Tom Mueller@lrocket·
Just got back from a week of racing in the UK in my latest race car, Porsche 962–200. Silverstone on Tuesday, Donington on Thursday, and Brands Hatch on Saturday and Sunday.
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@_Eric_Romo and I made the @latimes 2026 Aerospace & Defense Visionaries list!
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse

Southern California didn't become the global capital of aerospace by chance. It was built by people who bet on the impossible, then delivered it. @latimes has recognized the visionaries fueling the future of “Space Beach,” and both Impulse CEO Tom Mueller and President/COO Eric Romo are on the list. 🎉 @lrocket’s career has been built around beating the impossible. As SpaceX's first employee and CTO of propulsion, he delivered the engines that powered a new generation of spaceflight. Now, at Impulse, he's making space move after launch. @_Eric_Romo came up through the same proving ground, entering the aerospace industry as employee no. 13 at SpaceX. Now, he’s scaling Impulse into the leader for in-space mobility, and one of the biggest new space companies in Southern California. Impulse is building the highways of the solar system, and we’re proud to see the team recognized as one of @latimes 2026 Aerospace & Defense Visionaries. Full list + profiles 👇

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Ed Walters@QLDriver·
@lrocket How close is it to its 1988/1989 condition? Is authentic configuration something you chase?
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Tom Mueller@lrocket·
@jordanfilms no transponder but I did about 2:10. There was a lot of hypercar traffic so hard to get a clean lap. I have done a 2:04 on the simulator.
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Jordan Orsak
Jordan Orsak@jordanfilms·
@lrocket Great shots, what was your fastest lap at Silverstone?
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Impulse Space
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse·
"Tom Mueller is driving his candy green Porsche Taycan Turbo S the way he builds rocket engines: with a terrifying amount of instantaneous thrust..." Before titles like "the godfather of rocketry" were tossed in Tom's (@lrocket) direction, there was an engineer with a penchant for the impossible. @elonmusk came asking, "Can you build something bigger?" Tom spent the next two decades answering it, redefining what was considered possible, and helping lay the foundation for a generation of spaceflight that the world is still catching up to. It's impossible to tell the story of modern spaceflight without Tom's story. And it's impossible to tell the story of its future without Impulse. Forbes brings it all together ⬇️ forbes.com/sites/johnhyat…
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Impulse Space
Impulse Space@GoToImpulse·
What do you do after you change the course of history? Solve the next big problem. Impulse Founder & CEO, Tom Mueller (@lrocket) delivered the engines that transformed access to orbit as SpaceX’s first employee. He founded Impulse to move everything that comes after launch. Come behind the scenes with the world’s greatest rocket engineer as Tom walks @Forbes through Impulse’s headquarters, and see firsthand what it looks like to build the future of space mobility. Link to the full video is in the comments!
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Relativity Space
Relativity Space@relativityspace·
💫 More missions. More science. More discovery. Today, we're launching the Interplanetary Sciences Program to advance deep space science missions through foundational technologies and payloads. Proud to partner with @NASA , industry, and academic institutions on a science orbiter mission to Mars in 2028 for philanthropic customer. What we discover belongs to everyone. All scientific data will be released to the world, fostering open collaboration. Learn more: relativityspace.com/interplanetary
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Jo Ling Kent
Jo Ling Kent@jolingkent·
“We blew up a few engines…” 🚀 meet SpaceX employee #1 Tom Mueller — Elon Musk’s first hire when the company was a just an idea, 24 years before it’d be set to make history as the biggest IPO ever. “I met Elon through an amateur rocket club.” ⬇️
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil@CBSEveningNews

SpaceX is set this week to launch as a publicly traded company, giving ordinary investors a chance to participate in what is expected to be the biggest initial public offering of all time. @JoLingKent explains.

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