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Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI

TechCrunch AI Tim Fernholz June 2, 2026
Rocket engine startup Impulse raises $500 million to hire people, not AI
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# AI Can't Replace Engineers—Yet A rocket engine startup just raised half a billion dollars specifically to hire human engineers instead of relying on AI to do the work. The company's leaders believe that building physical things like rockets still requires the expertise and judgment that only experienced people can provide, even as AI becomes more powerful in other fields.

Engineering physical systems still depends on human talent, according to Impulse Space president Eric Romo.

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