From Rockets to Propulsion: SpaceX Employee's Successful Transition in Space

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Source: Ars Technica
From Rockets to Propulsion: SpaceX Employee's Successful Transition in Space
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Impulse Space, a company founded by former SpaceX employee Tom Mueller, successfully launched its first spacecraft, the Mira, on a test flight during a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket mission. The Mira spacecraft is designed to provide in-space propulsion, allowing satellites to reach different altitudes or inclinations after being released into a basic orbit. Impulse Space aims to make it cheap and easy for customers to access various orbits and destinations within the Solar System. The company has already secured customers and plans to fly the Mira spacecraft on future SpaceX missions.

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