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United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launch failure destroys 40 Amazon satellites

Reuters · ·by G4L

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  1. 1The Vulcan rocket from United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, failed its launch on Sunday.
  2. 2The rocket experienced an anomaly approximately 10 minutes after takeoff, destroying 40 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper internet network.
  3. 3United Launch Alliance stated that an in-flight anomaly prevented the Amazon mission from reaching orbit.

So what's the key point?

A problem occurred 10 minutes after the Vulcan rocket was launched. This accident destroyed 40 of Amazon's internet satellites.

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