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Orig: South Korea's Innospace Fails on Its First Orbital Launch Attempt in Brazil
Reuters reported the Hanbit-Nano failure, noting it marks the first commercial launch from Alcântara and the first private Korean orbital attempt. Innospace shares dropped 29% after the crash. No injuries, no ground damage.