| 词条 | Tom Mueller |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Tom Mueller | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = St. Maries, Idaho | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | nationality = American | other_names = | citizenship = | education = Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering | alma_mater = Loyola Marymount University University of Idaho | occupation = Rocket Engineer Senior Advisor | years_active = | employer = SpaceX | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | home_town = | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | website = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = | baptism_date = | ethnicity = | religion = | denomination = | box_width = }}Tom Mueller is an American rocket engineer and rocket engine designer. He is a founding employee of SpaceX, a space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California.[1] He is best known for his engineering work on the TR-106, the Dragon spacecraft propulsion, and Merlin 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 educationMueller 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 Estes model rockets. He continued to experiment with rockets, even building one out of his father's oxy-acetylene welder and discovering adding water would produce more thrust.[4] Mueller eventually became a logger, working four summers to pay his way through school. He attended the University of Idaho where he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.[5] He moved to California upon graduating, turning down job offers in Idaho and Oregon.[4] He attended a job fair upon his arrival in California and began working in satellite design and moved on to developing liquid rocket engines.[5] Mueller went on to attend Loyola Marymount University where he obtained his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992 from the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering.[6] CareerFor 15 years, Mueller worked for TRW Inc., a conglomerate corporation involved in aerospace, automotive, credit reporting, and electronics. He managed the propulsion and combustion products department where he was responsible for liquid rocket engine development.[1] He worked as a lead engineer during the development of the TR-106, a {{convert|650000|lbf|kN|abbr=on|lk=out}} thrust hydrogen engine that was one of the most powerful engines ever at the time it was constructed. During his time at TRW, Mueller felt that his ideas were being lost in a diverse corporation and as a hobby he began to build his own engines. He would attach them to airframes and launch them in the Mojave Desert along with other members of the Reaction Research Society. In late 2001, Mueller began developing a liquid-fueled rocket engine in his garage and later moved his project to a friend's warehouse in 2002.[1] His design was the largest amateur liquid-fuel rocket engine, weighing {{convert|80|lb|kg|abbr=on}} and producing {{convert|13000|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} of thrust.[1] His work caught the attention of Elon Musk, PayPal co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, and in 2002 Mueller joined Musk as a founding employee of SpaceX.[2] As Vice President of Propulsion Engineering and subsequently CTO of Propulsion at SpaceX, Mueller led the team that developed the Merlin 1A and Kestrel engines for the Falcon 1, the first liquid fueled orbital rocket launched by a private company; the Merlin 1C, Merlin 1D and MVac engines for the early iterations of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle; as well as the Draco thrusters that power the Dragon spacecraft. Dragon was the first spacecraft launched by a private company to dock at the International Space Station. In 2014, Mueller transitioned engine development to the SpaceX Propulsion Engineering team and in 2016 he moved into the Propulsion CTO (Part-Time) role. In January 2019 he became Senior Advisor (Part-Time).[7] Outside his work at SpaceX, he was a commencement speaker for Loyola graduate students in 2013, the year after SpaceX became the first private company to send a cargo payload to the International Space Station.[6] He was also the feature of an article called "Rocket Man," published by LMU Magazine in 2011.[8] In 2014, Mueller was nominated for the Wyld Award, presented by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for outstanding achievement in the development or application of rocket propulsion systems.[9] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |last=Belfiore|first=Michael |title=Behind the Scenes With the World’s Most Ambitious Rocket Makers |work=Popular Mechanics | date=1 September 2009 | url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/4328638|accessdate=18 February 2014 }} {{SpaceX}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mueller, Tom}}2. ^1 {{cite book | last =Seedhouse | first =Erik | authorlink = | title =SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality | publisher =Springer Praxis Books | series = | volume = | edition = | year =2013 | location = | pages = | language = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =9781461455141 | mr = | zbl = | jfm = }} 3. ^{{cite news| last =Lord| first =M.G.| coauthors =| title =Rocket Man| newspaper =L.A. Mag| location =| pages =| language =| publisher =| date =1 October 2007| url =http://www.lamag.com/features/2007/10/1/rocket-man/print| accessdate =18 February 2014| deadurl =yes| archiveurl =https://archive.is/20140221181435/http://www.lamag.com/features/2007/10/1/rocket-man/print| archivedate =21 February 2014| df =}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | last =Rosenberg | first =Jeremy | coauthors = | title =Tom Mueller: From Idaho Logger To Space Explorer | newspaper =KCET| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =3 May 2012 | url =http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/arrival-stories/tom-mueller-from-idaho-logger-to-la-rocket-engine-designer.html | accessdate =18 February 2014 }} 5. ^1 2 {{cite news | last =Cairo | first =Amanda | coauthors = | title =Launch Pad For Success | newspaper =Here We Have Idaho| location = | pages = | language = | publisher =Issuu.com | date =March 2013 | url =http://issuu.com/uidaho/docs/idaho_spring_2013_4-15-13| accessdate =18 February 2014 }} 6. ^1 {{cite news | last =Jordan | first =Karen | coauthors = | title =Loyola Marymount University Announces Commencement Speakers | newspaper =Marinadelrey Patch| location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =3 May 2013 | url =http://marinadelrey.patch.com/groups/schools/p/loyola-marymount-university-announces-commencement-speakers | accessdate =18 February 2014 }} 7. ^https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-mueller-2094513b/ 8. ^{{cite news | last =McInnis | first =Doug | coauthors = | title =Rocket Man | newspaper =LMU Magazine | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =11 November 2011 | url =http://magazine.lmu.edu/archive/2011/rocket-man | accessdate =18 February 2014 }} 9. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | vauthors = | title =Wyld Propulsion Award Recipients | work = | publisher =American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | date = | url = https://www.aiaa.org/HonorsAndAwardsRecipientsList.aspx?awardId=fafe1346-7cb6-41fe-b5f8-4a3abe413059 | format = | doi = | accessdate =19 February 2014}} 7 : Living people|Loyola Marymount University alumni|People from St. Maries, Idaho|Rocket scientists|SpaceX people|University of Idaho alumni|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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