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Impulse Space, the orbital maneuvering specialist founded by former SpaceX engine pioneer Tom Mueller, is expanding its ambitions beyond Earth orbit with an in-house lunar lander designed to deliver up to three tonnes of cargo to the Moon's surface. Leveraging the company's proven Helios kick stage for trans-lunar injection without the need for in-space refueling, the vehicle slots neatly into a critical market gap between smaller CLPS-class landers like Firefly's Blue Ghost and larger systems such as Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1. Powered by a new engine using the reliable nitrous oxide and ethane bipropellant from Impulse's flight-tested Mira spacecraft, this agnostic design pairs with diverse launchers from Falcon 9 to Starship, targeting operational readiness by 2028 with plans for multiple missions that year—offering a pragmatic, near-term solution for lunar payload delivery amid the growing commercial space race. 🤵 Hosted by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 🖊️ Written by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 🎥 Video from Max Evans, D Wise, Impulse Space, NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Astrobotic, Relativity Space, United Launch Alliance, Centre Spatial Guyanais, JAXA. ✂️ Edited by Ryan Caton (@DPodDolphinPro). 💼 Produced by Kevin Michael Reed (@kmreed). Stay informed with NSF: Website: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com X: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasaspaceflight_ig Primary YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@NASASpaceflight #ImpulseSpace #LunarLander #MoonMission #TomMueller #SpaceTug LDAPAABJRG2UMCU3