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The US Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital has committed two conditional $150 million loans to rocket companies Stoke Space and Rocket Lab, as the military seeks more launch capacity as SpaceX winds down its Falcon rocket program. Stoke Space's loan, announced October 26, 2026, supports a second launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for its Nova Block 2 rocket. Rocket Lab's loan, revealed on November 10, 2026, supports increasing the flight rate of its partially reusable Neutron rocket. Both companies expect first launches next year. The US military has raised concerns about a tightening launch supply, with officials saying launch capacity is extremely constrained, as Ars Technica reported on November 10, 2026. The official quoted said the situation is exactly what had been predicted, though the excerpt gives no detail on specific missions or capacity figures. Ars Technica reported that SpaceX has stopped taking commercial Falcon 9 orders after 2028 to focus on its Starship rocket, while Falcon launches for government customers are expected to continue longer. Space Systems Command now forecasts up to 249 medium-to-heavy-lift launches through the early 2030s.