SPACE INDEX
Impulse Space logo Impulse Space Designs and operates orbital transfer vehicles that move payloads between orbits using high-thrust chemical propulsion, delivering to GEO in under a day vs RTX Aerospace and defense conglomerate making aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, air defense systems, and satellites RTX logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Impulse Space RTX
Founded 2021 2020
Headquarters Redondo Beach, California United States
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 292 185,000
Total funding $895M
Latest round Series C
Sectors Space Transportation & Logistics, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Space Defense Systems, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Space Propulsion
Products listed 5 7
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Tom Mueller, Eric Romo, Kevin Miller
News mentions 3 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Impulse Space and RTX compare?

Both companies work in Space Propulsion. Impulse Space was founded in 2021 and RTX in 2020.
02

Which is larger, Impulse Space or RTX?

RTX reports the larger workforce, with 185,000 employees versus 292.

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