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Comment: Sources are press releases, mostly based on what they say about themselves or routine coverage like funding, etc. S0091 (talk) 15:42, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | September 2021 in El Segundo, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Tom Mueller |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 60[2] (January 2023) |
| Website | www |
Impulse Space (also styled Impulse Space Propulsion) is a privately held American aerospace company headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. Founded in 2021, the company is developing space transportation services to move launched cargo into different orbits. Impulse Space is led by Tom Mueller, an American rocket engine designer previously at TRW and SpaceX.[3][4]
Impulse Space's stated business strategy is providing last-mile delivery of payload within low Earth orbit.[5] The company has announced designs for different orbital vehicles to reach various final destinations including geostationary Earth orbit, the Moon and Mars.[6]
Hardware
Orbital Transfer Vehicles
Impulse Space designs and manufactures space tugs, described as orbital transfer vehicles, to move payloads within low Earth orbit as well as reach higher orbits, like geostationary orbit or cislunar space.[7]
Mira spacecraft
The first announced orbital transfer vehicle from Impulse Space is called Mira. The vehicle is planned to have the capability to travel up to 1,000 meters per second of delta-v, or change in velocity, carrying a payload of 300 kilograms.[8] Mira's design, if successfully, would enable movement of cubesats and small satellites while in low Earth orbit. Mueller has described the Mira spacecraft as a vehicle with storable hypergolic propellant able to perform moderate on orbit transfers and station-keeping.[9]
Helios spacecraft
A larger orbital transfer vehicle, called Helios, is under development with designs for a kick stage to move payload directly into geostationary orbit avoiding multiple orbital maneuvers.[10] Helios is likely to use a propellant mixture of methane and oxygen to achieve this greater performance. Mueller has stated that Helios is designed to match the expected capabilities of SpaceX's under development Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle by taking payloads dropped off in low Earth orbit direct into higher orbits.[9]
Propulsion
Impulse Space is developing spacecraft propulsion thrusters with chemical propellants instead of electric propulsion.[7] Mueller previously developed chemical rocket engines such as the TR-106 while at TRW, and the Merlin and Draco while at SpaceX.[9] The company has named its first thrusters, Rigel and Saiph, after stars in the Orion constellation.[11]
Rigel thruster
The company's first rocket engine, called Rigel, was designed by Mueller after he retired from SpaceX.[4] The engine has been tested from the company's facilities in Mojave.[4]
Saiph thruster
Designed to perform in the vacuum of space, the company's Saiph thruster will run on gaseous nitrogen and methane, and is expected to be incorporated into the Mira spacecraft.[12] Engine qualification testing of Saiph was completed in May 2023 achieving a burn duration of 12 continuous minutes and 50,000 pulses over 18 hours of cumulative operation.[13]
Missions
Impulse Space's first announced mission of the Mira spacecraft, LEO Express-1, is expect to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-9 rideshare mission set for no earlier than November 2023.[14]
Facilities
Originally based in El Segundo, California, Impulse Space relocated its corporate headquarters in March 2023 to a 60,000-square-foot facility in Redondo Beach.[1] In February 2023, Impulse Space opened a second office in Boulder, Colorado.[15]
The company conducts rocket engine tests at the Mojave Air and Space Port on five acres of leased land that includes a static firing test stand, control room, and an enclosed test cell for small engines in vacuum conditions.[16]
Investors
Impulse Space announced a $30 million seed funding round in June 2022 and a subsequent $45 million series A funding in July 2023. Investors in these funding rounds include Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Airbus Ventures, Space Capital and RTX Ventures.[7][10]
References
- ^ a b Madler, Mark (April 10, 2023). "Impulse Relocates to Redondo Beach". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ Alamalhodaei, Aria (January 4, 2023). "Impulse Space will hitch a ride on SpaceX's Transporter-9 for first mission later this year". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Finer, Iain (June 1, 2020). "A Look at Tom Mueller's Rocket Projects". Mach 5 Lowdown.
- ^ a b c Alamalhodaei, Aria (July 26, 2022). "SpaceX's CTO of propulsion retired. Now he wants to go to Mars". TechCrunch.
- ^ Gardiner, Ginger (January 26, 2023). "Impulse Space to launch first orbital service vehicle in 2023 using CFRP tanks". CompositesWorld. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Berger, Eric (March 29, 2022). "Impulse Space is betting on a future where launch is cheap". ArsTechnica. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c Foust, Jeff (June 17, 2022). "Impulse Space raises an additional $10 million for orbital transfer vehicles". SpaceNews.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (January 5, 2023). "Impulse Space announces first orbital transfer vehicle mission". SpaceNews.
- ^ a b c Islam, Mo (May 29, 2023). "From Merlin to Mira, with Tom Mueller (Impulse Space)". Payload.
- ^ a b Erwin, Sandra (July 24, 2023). "Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round". SpaceNews.
- ^ Berger, Eric (July 19, 2022). "Two companies join SpaceX in the race to Mars, with a launch possible in 2024". Ars Technica.
- ^ "Impulse Space's Saiph Thruster is now space qualified". SatNews. May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Impulse Space Qualifies The Saiph Thruster Ahead Of First Flight". Impulse Space. May 10, 2023.
- ^ Jewett, Rachel (January 13, 2023). "Impulse Space Books First Mission, LEO Express-1, on 2023 SpaceX Rideshare Launch". Via Satellite. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Impulse Space expands to Colorado". Impulse Space. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ Gatlin, Allison (February 24, 2023). "Impulse Space Company expands Mojave presence". Antelope Valley Press. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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