Stoke Space
A U.S. commercial aerospace startup founded in 2019, focused on developing fully reusable orbital rocket systems. Core technologies include an actively cooled second-stage heat shield using transpiration cooling and first-stage vertical recovery, with the goal of substantially reducing launch costs.
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Stoke Space completed the first close of a $1 billion Series E funding round, the largest single-round financing in the company's history.
Stoke Space was founded in 2019 and focuses on developing fully reusable rocket systems.
Stoke Space's core goal is to achieve full reusability of both the first and second stages of its rocket, distinguishing it from SpaceX's Falcon 9, which only recovers the first stage.
Stoke Space's second stage is equipped with a thermal protection system and a propulsive return device, enabling it to autonomously return to Earth after completing its mission.
Stoke employs an actively cooled thermal protection shield approach that cools high-temperature surfaces by spraying propellant onto them, a method known as transpiration cooling.
Stoke Space's first stage uses vertical landing and recovery technology, and the full-vehicle reuse approach could theoretically reduce launch costs to one-tenth of current levels.
Stoke Space plans to carry out its first complete orbital launch and recovery mission within the next 18 to 24 months.
Stoke Space has previously completed multiple suborbital tests, preliminarily validating the feasibility of the second stage's vertical takeoff and landing and thermal protection system.
This $1 billion funding round will be used to complete the first orbital-class flight test, expand production and test infrastructure, and initiate development of the next generation of large launch vehicles.
Stoke Space plans to achieve stable commercial launch services between 2026 and 2027.
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Stoke Space was founded in 2019 and focuses on developing fully reusable rocket systems.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space's core goal is to achieve full reusability of both the first and second stages of its rocket, distinguishing it from SpaceX's Falcon 9, which only recovers the first stage.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space's second stage is equipped with a thermal protection system and a propulsive return device, enabling it to autonomously return to Earth after completing its mission.
50%UnverifiedStoke employs an actively cooled thermal protection shield approach that cools high-temperature surfaces by spraying propellant onto them, a method known as transpiration cooling.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space's first stage uses vertical landing and recovery technology, and the full-vehicle reuse approach could theoretically reduce launch costs to one-tenth of current levels.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space has previously completed multiple suborbital tests, preliminarily validating the feasibility of the second stage's vertical takeoff and landing and thermal protection system.
50%UnverifiedThis $1 billion funding round will be used to complete the first orbital-class flight test, expand production and test infrastructure, and initiate development of the next generation of large launch vehicles.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space plans to carry out its first complete orbital launch and recovery mission within the next 18 to 24 months.
50%UnverifiedStoke Space plans to achieve stable commercial launch services between 2026 and 2027.
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