Stoke Space

Stoke Space is a Kent, Washington launch company building fully reusable Nova rockets designed for high-cadence, lower-cost access to orbit. Its architecture aims for rapid reuse of both stages so customers—from commercial satellite operators to government missions—can fly more frequently than expendable or partially reusable fleets allow. Stoke is preparing Nova Pathfinder for a first orbital attempt targeted around early 2027 and has outlined a larger Nova Block 2 vehicle intended to lift on the order of 15 metric tons to low Earth orbit later in the decade. In September 2026 Stoke completed the initial closing of a $1 billion Series E co-led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, bringing total capital raised to about $2.3 billion to accelerate reusable launch development, Pathfinder flight preparations and Block 2 work. Sources: Stoke Space; Reuters; SpaceNews Sep 2026.