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Stoke Space reusable rocket design acquires funding from Bill Gates’ venture fund

Theresa Cross - Mar. 26th 2023 11:14 am PT @@theresacross_

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Small rocket startup Stoke Space recently received funding from Breakthrough Energy, an investment firm founded by Bill Gates.

Stoke Space was founded by Andy Lapsa and Tom Feldman in 2019 to develop a clean-fueled, fully-reusable two-stage rocket. Lapsa was formerly responsible for the development and operation of Blue Origin’s BE-3 and BE-4 engines.

The engines that are being developed for Stoke Space’s rocket utilize liquid oxygen and liquid natural gas, which burns cleaner than kerosene — one of the more common rocket propellant fuels, today.

Four new companies gain access to Florida launch pads, who are they?

Seth Kurkowski - Mar. 9th 2023 2:55 pm PT @SethKurk

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The premier spaceport in the world, Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has everything companies need to start launching its rockets to space. Four new companies will join those already operating there with new launch pad allocations by the Space Force.