Latest News: Erik Kuna

January 15, 2025

Stoke Space, the rocket company building 100% reusable medium-lift rockets, announced today that it has raised $260 million in new Series C investment to drive continued growth and innovation. Continue reading

December 12, 2024

Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility on Wednesday in what was called “a very big deal for Washington startup.” Continue reading

November 26, 2024

Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa is passionate about making spaceships as reusable as airplanes. “Part of the big thesis…” Continue reading

Why We Created the World’s First Bulletproof Heat Shield

At Stoke Space, we’re working on something that could change the way rockets—and access to space—work forever. Continue reading

November 17, 2024

The countdown to launch has begun for a small Washington state company developing something long dreamed of in the space industry. Andy Lapsa, co-founder and CEO… Continue reading

August 28, 2024

Today, Stoke announced it has been selected for a $4.5M award by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to prototype a solution that will enable responsive and precise point-to-point delivery of cargo… Continue reading