# 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](/content/stoke-space-announces-260-million-in-new-investment/index.html)

## 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](https://www.geekwire.com/2024/stoke-space-hotfires-rocket-engine-on-new-vertical-test-stand-a-very-big-deal-for-washington-startup/)

## November 26, 2024  
Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa is passionate about making spaceships as reusable as airplanes. “Part of the big thesis…” [Continue reading](https://www.geekwire.com/2024/uncommon-thinkers-stoke-space-ceo-andy-lapsa-explores-an-innovative-route-to-rocket-reusability/)

## 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](/content/building-rockets-to-fly-and-fly-again/index.html)

## 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](https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/how-this-kent-space-company-is-building-rockets-to-fly-and-fly-again/)

## 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](/content/stoke-awarded-contract-to-develop-critical-space-mobility-capabilities/index.html)