Stoke Space, founded in 2020, is an American space launch company that is based in Kent, Washington. It is a launch provider focused on developing fully and rapidly reusable rockets, specifically the Nova launch vehicle, designed for low-cost, on-demand access to space. Stoke Space has received funding from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Space Force, and is constructing a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Key partners and customers include the U.S. Space Force. Associated keywords: reusable rockets, space launch, Nova, Zenith engine, Andromeda engine, space mobility, space logistics.
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Stoke Space began designing the engine approximately 18 months before the 2024-06-05 test.
Stoke Space performed a brief firing of the engine at a test site in Moses Lake, Washington on 2024-06-05.
The upper-stage design iteration work is being funded by a $100,000,000 Series B round Stoke Space raised in October.
Stoke Space will take over SLC-14 for the reusable launch vehicle it is developing.
Washington state companies including SpaceX, Amazon’s Kuiper Systems, and Stoke Space Technologies are pursuing methods to reduce debris accumulation in space or have been threatened by orbital debris.
Stoke Space’s total funding now totals $175,000,000 after the Series B round.
Stoke Space intends to use the Series B funding to finance new construction at Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Stoke Space raised $100,000,000 in a Series B funding round.
Stoke Space intends to build a fully reusable rocket designed for 24-hour turnaround and long service life.
Stoke Space conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing developmental test flight of its reusable second stage on 2023-09-17 at its Moses Lake, Washington testing facility.
Stoke Space will use part of the Series B funding to develop a launch site for its vehicle at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Stoke Space completed a Series B funding round on 2023-10-05 that raised $100,000,000 tied to a presentation by CEO Andy Lapsa at a transportation conference in Dallas.
Stoke Space conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing developmental test flight of its reusable second stage on 2023-09-17 at its testing facility in Moses Lake, Washington.
Stoke Space intends to use the Series B funding for new construction at Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Stoke Space has now raised a total of $175,000,000 in funding.
Stoke Space will increase focus on developing a reusable first stage as part of its development program.
Stoke Space tested a prototype of a reusable upper stage called Hopper2 with a 15-second flight at Moses Lake, Washington on 2023-09-17.
Stoke Space received $100,000,000 in new Series B investment.
Stoke Space’s total funding now totals $175,000,000 after the new Series B investment.
Stoke Space intends to use the Series B funding to develop the orbital version of its reusable second stage.