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- Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad NASASpaceflight · 6 Nov 2026 Stoke Space has been granted Right of Entry by Space Launch Delta 45 to property…
- Stoke Space sets debut launch target, reveals plans for larger rocket Ars Technica · 8 Sep 2026 The space economy will grow exactly as fast as we can launch rockets.
- Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 Along Missile Row at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Stoke Space and Relativity Space are…
- Stoke Space conducts second stage fit checks, completes first stage engines ahead of Nova debut NASASpaceflight · 19 Aug 2026 While Starship is grabbing headlines, another fully reusable vehicle is advancing towards a potential 2026…
- Stoke Space completes Nova Stage 1 structural verification NASASpaceflight · 10 Jun 2026 Stoke Space completed proto-qualification of the first stage of its Nova rocket at its testing…
- Stoke Space expands Series D funding to $860M to drive Nova launch development SpaceDaily · 13 Feb 2026 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 Stoke Space Technologies has expanded its previously announced Series D financing round to a total of 860 million dollars as it advances work on its fully and rapidly reusable Nova la...
- Stoke Space adds $350 million to Series D round SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2026 Stoke Space has raised an additional $350 million to advance work on its reusable launch vehicle and future projects.
- Commercial neighbors Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance make progress on Cape launch sites NASASpaceflight · 27 Dec 2025 Along Florida’s Space Coast, two ambitious aerospace companies are rapidly transforming historic launch sites into…
- Celestis Selects Stoke Space’s Nova for Infinite Flight: Humanity’s Next Deep-Space Memorial Mission SpaceNews · 4 Dec 2025 HOUSTON, TX – December 3, 2025 – For more than three decades, Celestis, Inc. has transformed remembrance into exploration, sending the names, ashes, and DNA of pioneers and visionaries into […]
- For Stoke Space “nothing else matters” but full and rapid rocket reuse Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2025 "Does the world really need a 151st rocket company?"
- Stoke Space raises $510 million SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2025 Stoke Space, a company developing a fully reusable launch vehicle, has raised $510 million to fund operations through its first launches, bringing its total capital raised to nearly $1 billion.
- Stoke Space gives us another reason to take it very seriously Ars Technica · 8 Oct 2025 With the new investments, Stoke has raised nearly $1 billion.
- Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and more all completing major upgrades at Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 18 Jul 2025 Numerous upgrades have been observed during NSF’s recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded…
- Rocket Lab, Stoke Space join National Security Space Launch competition SpaceNews · 27 Mar 2025 The companies were selected to compete for $5.6 billion in Pentagon launch contracts
- US Space Force Selects Stoke Space Nova Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract The Launch Pad · 27 Mar 2025 US Space Force Selects Stoke Space Nova Rocket For $5.6B NSSL Phase 3 Contract
- Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a short over the bow Ars Technica · 14 Feb 2025 "Rapid turnaround isn’t merely a goal, it’s baked into the design."
- AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission SpaceNews · 29 Jan 2025 Space mining company AstroForge has revealed the destination of its next asteroid prospecting mission and has signed a launch contract with Stoke Space.
- Stoke Space raises $260 million SpaceNews · 15 Jan 2025 Stoke Space has raised $260 million to advance development of a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle and its Cape Canaveral launch site.
- Stoke Space raises a ton of money as it moves closer to debut launch Ars Technica · 15 Jan 2025 "It’s a very different conversation with investors than it was five years ago."
- New Glenn flight preparations in focus, Stoke Space moving in, SpaceX fleet in port at the Cape NASASpaceflight · 17 Jul 2024 Florida’s Space Coast is seeing continued activity behind the scenes to prepare for upcoming flights of New Glenn, Stoke Space’s Nova, ULA’s Atlas V, and the resumption of SpaceX Falcon 9 launches.
- Blue Origin & Stoke Space to Compete for US Space Force Small Satellite Missions The Launch Pad · 6 Jul 2024 Blue Origin & Stoke Space to Compete for US Space Force Small Satellite Missions
- Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions SpaceNews · 3 Jul 2024 Both companies were on-ramped to the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4) contract
- Stoke Space Hotfire Tests New Booster Engine For First Time The Launch Pad · 11 Jun 2024 Stoke Space Hotfire Tests New Booster Engine For First Time
- Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time Ars Technica · 11 Jun 2024 "This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state."
- Stoke Space test-fires new booster engine SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2024 Stoke Space has test-fired a highly efficient engine it is developing for the first stage of its fully reusable launch vehicle.
- Stoke Space continues to test reusable second stage, looks ahead to full rocket NASASpaceflight · 7 Mar 2024 Stoke Space recently carried out the first test of the full-size 30-thruster version of the innovative engine that the company is producing for its in-development second stage. This will be an integral part of its future...
- Stoke Space raises $100 million for reusable rocket development SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2023 Stoke Space, a startup that recently tested a prototype of the upper stage of a reusable rocket, has raised $100 million to continue development of that vehicle.
- Washington reusable rocket startup Stoke Space raises $100 million CNBC · 5 Oct 2023 Washington-based startup Stoke Space raised $100 million in new funds, the company announced Thursday, as it aims to develop a fully reusable rocket called “Nova.”
- Stoke Space hops its upper stage, leaping toward a fully reusable rocket Ars Technica · 18 Sep 2023 "It was great to get that notch in our belt."
- Stoke Space flies reusable upper stage prototype SpaceNews · 18 Sep 2023 A small hop by a prototype upper stage was a big step in Stoke Space’s efforts to develop a fully reusable launch vehicle.
- Stoke Space Hops Rocket For First Time The Launch Pad · 18 Sep 2023 Stoke Space has successfully conducted a vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTVL) developmental test flight of Hopper2 at their test site in Moses Lake, Washington.
- Stoke Space to build SpaceX Raptor engine’s first real competitor Teslarati · 7 Feb 2023 Seattle startup Stoke Space has revealed plans to develop an efficient rocket engine similar to the Raptors that power SpaceX’s Starship. Formed...
- Stoke Space aims to build rapidly reusable rocket with a completely novel design Ars Technica · 10 Oct 2022 "We took a leap of faith and jumped off a cliff."
- Stoke Space raises $65 million for reusable launch vehicle development SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2021 Stoke Space raised $65 million in a Series A round announced Dec. 15, funding development and testing of the upper stage of a reusable launch vehicle.