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Pentagon announced Jan. 20 that TSgt. Adam K. Ginett, 29, of Knightdale, N.C., died Jan. 19 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Ginett, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, had deployed from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy.
The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital is giving a $150 million conditional loan to Rocket Lab meant to increase the launch rate for its new reusable Neutron rocket, which is slated for its first flight next year.