Stoke Space secures $1B boost to push Nova toward orbit
Stoke Space disclosed a $1 billion Series E, lifting total funding to about $2.3 billion, to accelerate development of the Nova rocket and a larger Block 2 variant that could lift ~15 metric tons to low-Earth orbit in a fully reusable configuration; Pathfinder's first stage uses seven Zenith engines and a 24-thruster upper stage, with testing moving to Cape Canaveral and Moses Lake before an early-2027 Nova launch and a 2029 Block 2 debut.