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Tom Mueller

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Mueller is the 390th most popular engineer, the 16,339th most popular biography from United States and the 51st most popular American Engineer.

Tom Mueller is most famous for his work as an American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer, particularly for his role in developing the rocket engines for SpaceX, including the Merlin and Raptor engines. His contributions have been pivotal in advancing commercial spaceflight technology.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Tom Mueller ranks 390 out of 389. Before him are Matthias Ettrich, Thomas Sopwith, Henry M. Morris, James Guthrie, Ted Jensen, and Roland Baar. After him are Sam Michael, Tim Goss, Christopher Boyes, Julien Simon-Chautemps, Orkut Büyükkökten, and Jock Clear.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Tom Mueller ranks 956. Before him are Peter Diamandis, Devon Morris, Sunita Narain, Jorge Amado Nunes, Fredy Schmidtke, and Pat Toomey. After him are Ewa Björling, Suhasini Maniratnam, Mario Mauro, Jeffrey Dunn, Danie Visser, and Kym Whitley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Mueller ranks 16,346 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexis Knapp (1989), Luther Ingram (1937), Brad Sherman (1954), Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Dustin Brown (1984), and Afton Williamson (1984). After him are Jeremy Wariner (1984), Molly Price (1966), Jesse Carmichael (1979), Steve Whitmire (1959), Slade Gorton (1928), and Chase Jackson (1994).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Tom Mueller ranks 51. Before him are Robert Zubrin (1952), David S. Johnson (1945), John Houbolt (1919), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), Henry M. Morris (1918), and Ted Jensen (1954). After him are Jonathan James (1983), Feargus Urquhart (1970), Randall Munroe (1984), Kimberly Bryant (1967), Alia Sabur (1989), and Sam Dickson (1887).

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