A major explosion during a SpaceX prelaunch test Thursday destroyed Facebook's first satellite.
The satellite, AMOS-6, was a project of Facebook's Internet.org program to deliver internet to the developing world. It was intended to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 into orbit this Saturday, and would have been the first satellite the internet giant put in orbit.
It was valued at approximately $200 million, according to Spaceflight Now.
Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement on the incident:
Mark Zuckerberg;
As I'm here in Africa, I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent.
Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well. We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided.
The rocket on the launchpad when an explosion rocked Cape Canaveral, Florida, was a Falcon 9.
The satellite, AMOS-6, was a project of Facebook's Internet.org program to deliver internet to the developing world. It was intended to ride a SpaceX Falcon 9 into orbit this Saturday, and would have been the first satellite the internet giant put in orbit.
It was valued at approximately $200 million, according to Spaceflight Now.
Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement on the incident:
Mark Zuckerberg;
As I'm here in Africa, I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent.
Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well. We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided.
The rocket on the launchpad when an explosion rocked Cape Canaveral, Florida, was a Falcon 9.
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