Stoke Space to Test Rockets; Road Closure Scheduled Near Moses Lake

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is advising residents in the Moses Lake area that Road G-NE between State Route 17 and Road 10-NE will be closed Wednesday, March 4, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. for controlled rocket testing by Stoke Space.

Stoke Space, founded in 2019 by alumni of Blue Origin and SpaceX, is a Kent, Washington–based aerospace company with a manufacturing facility in Moses Lake.

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The company is developing Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable two-stage rocket. Stoke Space aims to enable high-frequency, low-cost access to space with a uniquely designed upper stage featuring a metal heat shield for vertical, precision landings.

More information is available at www.stokespace.com.