US rocket fails after launch, payload of Amazon internet satellites destroyed
Detailed summary
BROWNSVILLE, Nov 15 : A Vulcan rocket owned by United Launch Alliance, the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, failed on Sunday shortly after launch from Florida while carrying 40 satellites for Amazon's Leo broadband internet unit.
The failure doomed the payload and marked the launch company's first mission failure in its two-decade history.
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