# Our team is setting the new pace of space.

From seed money to engine testing, prototype to launch, we’re moving faster than any rocket company in history.

## Our mission

### Seamless mobility to, through, and from space.

## Our vision

### Unlimited human potential on Earth and in space.

## Our leadership

Our team started Stoke with the end game in mind, beginning with 100% fully and rapidly reusable rockets for seamless mobility to, through, and from space.

### Tom Feldman

CTO & Co-founder

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### Andy Lapsa, PhD

CEO & Co-founder

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## Our board of directors

Our board is shaping our strategy for the future of dynamic space operations.

### Kevin Weil

Board Member, Cisco & The Nature Conservancy; Term Member, Council on Foreign Relations

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### Lt. Gen. John Shaw

Lieutenant General (ret.), Former Deputy Commander U.S. Space Command

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### Christian Garcia

Breakthrough Energy Ventures

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### Hans Koenigsmann

SpaceX employee #4, Falcon 1 Chief Engineer, VP Build Reliability

### Liz Stein

Managing Director

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### Matt White

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Linde

### Phil Harris

Operating Partner

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### Andy Lapsa, PhD

CEO & Co-Founder

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### Tom Feldman

CTO & Co-Founder

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## Our advisors

We are advised by industry experts and legends to help us make our mission a reality.

### Caryn Schenewerk

Space Law & Policy Consultant, Adjunct Professor of Space Law

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### Robb Kulin

Firefly Aerospace, COO & SpaceX, Chief Engineer

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## Investors

We’re proud to have the support of a mission-driven group of investors.

## Stoke Space unites an elite team of engineers built for performance.

How do we move so fast? We cherry-pick the best rocket designers, engineers, and builders in the industry. Combine that with our unique culture and industry-leading vertical integration, and you get the fastest team in the industry.