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Tom Mueller
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Tom Mueller
@lrocket
Liquid rocket engine development, racecar driver, grandfather, CEO and CTO at Impulse Impulsespace.com
Manahattan Beach, CA
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Apr 15, 2022
    Elon doesn't want to go to Mars, he started SpaceX just to get attention. Elon doesn't want to reduce carbon emissions, he started Tesla to get attention
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Nov 30, 2020
    I retired from SpaceX today! Thank you ⁦@elonmusk⁩, it was quite a ride!
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Jan 5, 2023
    So proud of my baby Merlins!
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    SpaceX
    @SpaceX
    Jan 5, 2023
    Onboard view from Falcon 9’s flight to space and back during smallsat rideshare mission
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Aug 24, 2023
    So, if I let a non-US citizen see our rocket hardware, I go to ITAR jail, but if i don't hire a non US citizen I get sued by DoJ. Got it
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    Collin Rugg
    @CollinRugg
    Aug 24, 2023
    JUST IN: The Biden Department of 'Justice' is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX for refusing to hire refugees and asylum seekers. Musk should change his name to Hunter Biden and coerce foreign entities to get rich so the DOJ ignores him. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    May 7, 2022
    My first day at SpaceX was 20 years ago last Sunday. I worked from home because we didn’t have a building yet and we weren’t called SpaceX yet
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Oct 13, 2024
    Replying to @SpaceX
    Epic moment! I remember the meeting where Elon said we’re not gonna have landing legs. We’re gonna catch the booster in the air, and we were all like what????
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Nov 14, 2025
    Beautiful! Methane fuel is the way
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    Jeff Bezos
    Amazon
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    Nov 14, 2025
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Sep 18, 2021
    The website for my new company just went live, and we’re hiring! Go to impulsespace.com and check it out. We are developing in-space propulsion and ready to hire great people.
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Apr 16, 2022
    Replying to @lrocket
    This was sarcasm in case anyone is confused
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Apr 16, 2022
    Elon is the best mentor I ever had so I often think "What would Elon do" when I make a decision. but my style is quite a bit different than his
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Oct 11, 2020
    How it started how its going
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Jul 11, 2023
    Since #NuclearEnergy is trending, here is my spiel. Air Transportation generates about 2.4% of global carbon. The cost to decarbonize airlines by 2050 is estimated to be at least $5 Trillion. So about $2 trillion per percent of global carbon reduction. Global electricity
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Apr 9, 2022
    I worked for Elon directly for 18 1/2 years, and I can assure you, you are wrong
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    Tom Mueller
    @lrocket
    Aug 10, 2021
    Replying to @thesheetztweetz
    I think we developed Falcon 9 and cargo Dragon for less than $1B
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