Impulse Space is an American in-space mobility company founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller, a veteran of SpaceX's early propulsion efforts. The company designs, manufactures, and operates spacecraft intended to move payloads rapidly, precisely, and affordably after they have been delivered to orbit. Its core mission is to build in-space transportation infrastructure that accelerates activity beyond Earth.
The company's primary products are the flight-proven Mira spacecraft, which handles routine in-space payload repositioning, and the Helios kick stage, a high-energy system designed to move payloads to more distant orbits. Impulse Space has secured over 30 signed contracts and raised over $1 billion in funding. It operates from facilities in Redondo Beach, Boulder, and Mojave, California.
Impulse Space is vertically integrated, with a culture emphasising ownership and speed. Small, cross-functional teams carry real responsibility, and engineers design, test, and fly the hardware they build. The company's technical work spans spacecraft design, manufacturing, propulsion systems, and in-space mobility operations.
