Tom Mueller

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 2, 2026 by Eric Romo · said 32 times in 6 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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Jun 2, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Romo: Impulse Space built its first Mira spacecraft in 14 months
“When I got here, the company had been working on the Mira vehicle for a little while, and it had, Mira went from not existing to being built and ready to fly in about 14 months, so really, really fast, which is testament to Tom and the talent the team had.”
Eric Romo Jun 2, 2026 ▶ 9:41 Why Impulse Raised $500M to Move Things in Space | President & COO Eric Romo · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 2, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Romo: Tom Mueller was employee 001 in SpaceX's payroll system
“Tom, Tom was officially in the payroll system the first. Employee zero zero one.”
Eric Romo Jun 2, 2026 ▶ 37:48 Why Impulse Raised $500M to Move Things in Space | President & COO Eric Romo · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 4, 2026 positive
Insight
Mueller calls 3D printing a "cheat code" for rocket engines
“For rocket engines, it's almost like a cheat code. It's so easy to make a high performance rocket engine with three D printing. Because the rocket injectors and the cooling passages are pretty small and complex. So to make a rocket engine by machining and asse…”
Tom Mueller Jun 4, 2026 ▶ 14:34 Tom Mueller: SpaceX's #1 Employee Built the Merlin Engine. Now He's Building Impulse Space · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 4, 2026
Assertion Supported
Mueller met Elon Musk through amateur rocketry projects in his garage
“In fact, that's how I met Elon was through the amateur rocket stuff that I was doing.”
Tom Mueller Jun 4, 2026 ▶ 3:07 Tom Mueller: SpaceX's #1 Employee Built the Merlin Engine. Now He's Building Impulse Space · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 4, 2026
Disclosure
Impulse Space machines 700-pound copper forgings down to 25-pound liners
“We start with these forging that weigh about 700 pounds and the final slotted product weighs about 25 pounds.”
Tom Mueller Jun 4, 2026 ▶ 21:47 Tom Mueller: SpaceX's #1 Employee Built the Merlin Engine. Now He's Building Impulse Space · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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