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

By Thomson Reuters Nov 15, 2026 | 2:25 PM

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)