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Impulse Space

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Impulse Space, founded in 2021 by ex-SpaceX engineer Tom Mueller, is an in-space transportation company and space tug provider. It develops orbital transfer vehicles like Mira and Helios to move satellites and payloads from LEO to other orbits, including GEO, lunar, and Martian destinations. Impulse Space has partnered with companies like Relativity Space, Exolaunch, and Anduril, and was selected by NASA as a launch service provider under the VADR contract.

commercialFounded 2021
Redondo Beach, California, United States
www.impulsespace.com
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Busek of Natick, Massachusetts received $3,400,000 to develop a High Total Impulse BET-MAX System for small-sat deorbiting using a non-toxic propellant and autonomous de-orbit functionality.

FinancialCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 24, 2023NASA Selects Six Small Businesses to Develop Tech for Orbital Debris and Surface Dust

Impulse Space, Inc. will perform in-space services with its LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions.

CapabilityValue 3.0Aug 7, 2023Impulse Space: The LEO Express-2 + LEO Express-3 missions

Impulse Space purchased payload slots on SpaceX Transporter-11 and Transporter-12.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 7, 2023Impulse Space: The LEO Express-2 + LEO Express-3 missions

Impulse Space will advance work on upcoming missions including LEO Express-1, a geostationary refueling mission, and an upcoming mission to Mars.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Aug 4, 2023Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures

Impulse Space raised $45,000,000 in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Aug 4, 2023Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures

RTX Ventures led Impulse Space’s $45,000,000 Series A funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Aug 4, 2023Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures

Airbus Ventures invested in Impulse Space as part of the company’s oversubscribed $45,000,000 Series A funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Aug 4, 2023Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures

Impulse Space’s 2026 Mars mission with Relativity Space is planned to be the first commercial mission to the red planet.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Aug 4, 2023Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures

Impulse Space will operate LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions for in-space transportation services in the inner solar system.

GeneralCapabilityPlanValue 3.6Aug 1, 2023Impulse Space Announces its Upcoming LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 Missions

Impulse Space has purchased payload slots on SpaceX Transporter-11 and Transporter-12.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 1, 2023Impulse Space Announces its Upcoming LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 Missions

Impulse Space will operate LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions in 2024 to provide last-mile orbital delivery and hosted payload services.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 31, 2023IMPULSE SPACE ANNOUNCES LEO EXPRESS-2 and LEO EXPRESS-3 MISSIONS

The DRACO spacecraft will have a specific impulse of about 700 seconds.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jul 31, 2023Nuclear space gets hot

Impulse Space purchased payload slots on SpaceX Transporter-11 and Transporter-12, which are set to launch no earlier than June 2024 and October 2024 respectively.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.3Jul 31, 2023IMPULSE SPACE ANNOUNCES LEO EXPRESS-2 and LEO EXPRESS-3 MISSIONS

Impulse Space secured $45,000,000 in its Series A funding round.

FinancialValue 5.0Jul 25, 2023Impulse Space Secures $45M in Series A Funding Round

The Series A funding will support Impulse Space’s work on upcoming missions including LEO Express-1, a GEO refueling mission, and a mission to Mars.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Jul 25, 2023Impulse Space Secures $45M in Series A Funding Round

Impulse Space previously raised a $30,000,000 seed funding round last year.

FinancialGrowthValue 3.8Jul 24, 2023Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round

RTX Ventures led Impulse Space’s $45,000,000 Series A funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Jul 24, 2023Impulse Space secures million$$ in Series A funding round

Impulse Space's upcoming missions include LEO Express-1, a geostationary orbit refueling mission, and a mission to Mars.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 24, 2023Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round

Impulse Space, Inc. secured $45,000,000 in its Series A funding round.

FinancialValue 4.0Jul 24, 2023Impulse Space secures million$$ in Series A funding round

Impulse Space seeks to provide last-mile delivery services for satellites launched on rideshare missions such as those flown by SpaceX on its Falcon 9 rocket.

GeneralValue 2.5Jul 24, 2023Startup Impulse Space raises $45 million in Series A round
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