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Tom Mueller suggests that humanity will need to start mining copper from the Moon and asteroids due to increasing demand from data centers and dwindling terrestrial supplies.
Speculative
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller believes the Moon is more important than Mars in the near term for resource extraction.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller cites predictions that in 20 to 30 years, the power demand for compute will equal all of Earth's current base power generation.
Speculative
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller believes moving data centers to space is a "no-brainer" because space offers abundant power and data can be transmitted back to Earth via laser.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller believes nuclear electric propulsion will be critical for missions to the outer planets, while solar electric propulsion will likely remain superior for cislunar missions.
Speculative
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller's experience suggests it takes three major iterations to fully mature a rocket engine design, citing both the Merlin and Raptor engines as examples.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller believes 3D printing is a "cheat code" for making high-performance rocket engines because it simplifies the creation of complex internal passages.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller predicts the Deneb engine will likely be the highest-performing hydrocarbon engine ever flown.
Speculative
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller founded Impulse Space to develop in-space transportation systems, including vehicles for travel to the Moon and lunar landers.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller claims the Merlin engine, which he developed, is the most reliable rocket engine ever developed and has the highest thrust-to-weight ratio.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Tom Mueller was a founding employee at SpaceX where he led the development of propulsion systems for the Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
The MIRA spacecraft is designed for a 5-year operational lifespan.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Sourcing a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) from the aerospace industry can take one to two years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per unit.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
The Deneb engine produces approximately 15,000 pounds of thrust and uses an ox-rich staged combustion cycle.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Impulse Space's MIRA orbital transfer vehicle is equipped with eight thrusters that produce a total of almost 50 pounds of thrust.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Impulse Space plans to use electric propulsion for north-south stationkeeping in geosynchronous orbit to conserve chemical propellant for rapid maneuvers.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
When paired with a Falcon 9 rocket, the Helios vehicle can deliver a 5-ton payload to the Moon.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
The global power demand for compute is growing at over 15% per year.
Expert perspective
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Impulse Space currently has three MIRA spacecraft in orbit.
Official source
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
Impulse Space provided the entire propulsion system, including thrusters and tanks, for the VAST Space Station.
Official source
Tom Mueller
Jun 4
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