Impulse Space
In-space transportation OTVs. Founded by Tom Mueller (SpaceX employee #1, Merlin/Draco architect).
FINANCIAL HEALTH
CAPITAL & CREDIT PROFILE
Source: USAspending.gov award obligations matched to this company. Obligations, not recognized revenue.
SCHEDULE CREDIBILITY
How well this operator historically meets its own projected dates — launch NETs, company-announced roadmap milestones, and forward-dated facility plans. 100 = says what it does. Discount forward guidance accordingly.
| Source | Events | Late (share) | Median slip | Median slip, late only | Sub-score | On-time allowance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadmap milestones | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 d | — | 100.0 | 30 d |
SCI = 100 × Σ(event credit) ÷ N over the trailing 36 months (2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28). Event credit = 1.0 when the commitment met its announced date (launches: net NET slip < 1 day; roadmap milestones & facility plans: within 30 days of the announced target window — month/year-precision targets count the whole period as on-time), else 30 ÷ (30 + days late beyond that allowance). Sources are pooled, so each source weighs by its event count. Sources: launch NET-change log (LL2 ingest, tracked since 2026-04-17; flown launches in coverage + not-yet-flown launches already slipped ≥1 day; cancelled launches excluded), roadmap registry milestones (company-announced targets, verified provenance only; open milestones past target count as late by days-overdue), facility_plans rows with target_date after announced_at (filing-dated rows excluded). Confidence: high ≥20 events, medium ≥8, low ≥5; no score below 5 events. 100 = says what it does.
Window: 2023-07-29 → 2026-07-28 (36 months) · launch NET log live since 2026-04-17
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 02, 2026 | Vc Series C | $500.0M | — | High |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Grant | $1.3M | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, IMPULSE SPACE, INC. | Low |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | Payload Space | DoD Adds $11.4B to NatSec Launch Contracts |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Ars Technica — Space | The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company |
| Jul 08, 2026 | SpaceNews | Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program |
| Jul 06, 2026 | Payload Space | The Biggest Fundraises of H1 2026 |
| Jul 04, 2026 | NASASpaceFlight | Vast’s Haven-1 continues to advance through milestones ahead of planned 2027 launch |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Impulse Space corporate homepage — confirms Mira OTV, Helios kick stage, and in-space mobility product line.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.