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Stoke space just closed another Billion dollar investment round making them probably the most successful space startup in terms of investment before they make their first launch. And as part of this they unveiled the Block 2 version of their fully reusable launch vehicle, it increases the mass to orbit by a factor of 6, but also, gives us space watchers a lot of questions about how exactly that upper stage will manage reentry. The Billion Dollar Bet On Redesigning The Reusable Rocket | 19:14 Scott Manley | 1.87M subscribers | 237,778 views | September 9, 2026

In space news this week Stoke Space moves one step closer toward the inaugural launch of their Nova rocket, Rocket Lab releases their quarterly report and launches a hypersonic test vehicle, the Artemis II SLS is rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building and NASA announces major changes to the Artemis program. Rocket Lab Releases Update on First-of-Its-Kind Neutron Rocket - Avid Space Spaceflight Update | 4:40 Avid Space | 249K subscribers | 8,755 views | March 3, 2026

House Dems stoke the fire By Josephine Hearn House Democratic leaders yesterday distanced themselves from Howard Dean’s fiery rhetoric, saying that the outspoken Democratic Party chairman’s recent controversial statements do not speak for them. Their comments echoed Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) and former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards (N.C.), who took issue over the weekend with Dean’s recent statement that “a lot of [Republicans] have never made an honest living in their lives.” Dean’s penchant for harsh rhetoric has drawn criticism several times already since he took the helm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in February. Last...