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American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer

Thomas John Mueller is an American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer. He was employee No.1 of SpaceX and is the founder and now CEO of Impulse Space.^[1]

Mueller is best known for his engineering work on the Merlin, Draco, Super Draco and TR-106 rocket engines.

He is considered one of the world's leading spacecraft propulsion experts and holds several United States patents for propulsion technology.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Mueller was born in St.

Maries, Idaho.^[4] His father was a logger and wanted Mueller to be one as well.^[5] Mueller compares his story to that of Homer Hickam, growing up in a hard-working family and going off to be an engineer instead of following in his father's footsteps.^[4] As a kid, he would build and fly Estesmodel rockets.

He continued to experiment with rockets, even building one out of his father'