Comments on: Rocket startup Stoke Space raises an additional $350 million in private investment capital https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-startup-stoke-space-raises-an-additional-350-million-in-private-investment-capital/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:13:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-startup-stoke-space-raises-an-additional-350-million-in-private-investment-capital/#comment-1628752 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:13:52 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121494#comment-1628752 Hydrogen is ight and fluffy.

In some respects, you want as much surface area as possible to reduce wing-loading.

Phil Bono–perhaps jokingly–drew up a huge saucer shaped HLLV.

Remember, the plug nozzle was his baby to begin with….that and Ithacus/ROMBUS.

I could see the core being metal with just a little kerosene for landing….with carbon fiber strap-on tanks holding kerosene for ascent.

At room temperature, carbon fiber is fine–just put non-cryogens in it.

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-startup-stoke-space-raises-an-additional-350-million-in-private-investment-capital/#comment-1628711 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:05:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121494#comment-1628711 I want to see if their heat shield works and just how large it could be scaled up to.

]]> By: Dick Eagleson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/rocket-startup-stoke-space-raises-an-additional-350-million-in-private-investment-capital/#comment-1628670 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:32:32 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=121494#comment-1628670 Excellent news. 2025 was a banner year for space. But 2026 is shaping up to put 2025 in the shade in all sorts of ways.

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