Stoke Space stakes its claim in rush to reusable rockets

Stoke Space stakes its claim in rush to reusable rockets

Stoke Space subjects its “three-pack” of thrust chambers to a hot fire test. (Stoke Space Photo) In just six months, Kent, Washington-based Stoke Space Technologies turned empty ground in Moses Lake, Washington, into a bridgehead for the construction of a fully reusable rocket optimized for satellite launches. “As recently as April, it was a barren … Read more

Stoke Space and Sequoia Scientific win NASA tech funding

Injector test firing

Stoke Space Technologies’ second stage motor injector will be subjected to a test fire at the company’s component test facility. (Stoke photo) Two Washington state companies have received up to $ 750,000 each in NASA grants to take space-related technologies they are already working on to the next level of development. The awards for Stoke … Read more

Stoke Space raises $9.1M for a new breed of reusable upper stages

Injector test firing

A second stage motor injector burns in the Stoke component test facility. (Photo by Stoke Space Technologies) Stoke Space Technologies, the Renton, Washington-based company founded by Jeff Bezos’ veterans of space company Blue Origin, has invested $ 9.1 million in seeds to push rocket reusability to new frontiers . The first goal will be to … Read more