“Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand – a ‘very big deal’ for Washington startup” – GeekWire

December 12, 2024 – Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire –

Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility on Wednesday in what was called “a very big deal” for the 4-year-old startup.

The company released dramatic photographs of the test in action, posting on X that it was an “incredible team effort.”

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space has been on a quest to build a new breed of fully reusable rockets and space vehicles that it says will be designed to operate with “aircraft-like frequency.”

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