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US rocket fails after launch, payload of Amazon internet satellites destroyed

Reuters
US rocket fails after launch, payload of Amazon internet satellites destroyed

BROWNSVILLE, ‌Nov 15 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by ‌Cynthia Osterman)