Stoke Space
Updated: September 08, 2026
Founders: Andy Lapsa, Thomas Feldman
Country: USA | Funding: $2.4B (+)
Founded: 2019
Website: https://www.stokespace.com
Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry. It's attempting to compete with SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space. Its rocket where both the booster stage and the payload-carrying second stage come back to Earth so it can be reused cheaply. To shield the second stage of the rocket from the extreme heat caused when it is reentering the atmosphere, Stoke flows super-cooled liquid hydrogen through its thermal shielding, a unique active cooling solution. Stoke expects first vehicle, the Nova Pathfinder, to take flight in early 2027.
Founded: 2019
Website: https://www.stokespace.com
Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry. It's attempting to compete with SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space. Its rocket where both the booster stage and the payload-carrying second stage come back to Earth so it can be reused cheaply. To shield the second stage of the rocket from the extreme heat caused when it is reentering the atmosphere, Stoke flows super-cooled liquid hydrogen through its thermal shielding, a unique active cooling solution. Stoke expects first vehicle, the Nova Pathfinder, to take flight in early 2027.
