Tom Mueller — Co-founder, Impulse Space; Former VP of Propulsion, SpaceX

**Tom Mueller** is the co-founder and CEO of **Impulse Space**, a company building in-space transportation vehicles, and the founding employee and former VP of Propulsion at **SpaceX**. He designed and developed the Merlin engine (which powers the Falcon 9), the Kestrel engine (Falcon 1), and the Raptor engine concept (which powers Starship) — making him responsible for some of the most important rocket engines ever built.