๐ Facebook's First Satellite Goes Up in Smoke After FalconX Rocket Explosion
๐ก Newskategorie: IT Security
๐ Quelle: news.softpedia.com
The explosion that destroyed the Falcon X rocket yesterday morning also destroyed a satellite developed by Facebook for the Internet.org initiative to provide free Internet to remote regions of the African continent. The rocket was scheduled to launch Saturday, September 3 from NASA's Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex, but mysteriously exploded during routine tests on the morning of September 1. First responders said there were no human casualties due to the unexpected explosion. Later during the day, SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer that produces the FalconX rockets, said that both the rocket and its payload were permanently destroyed in the explosion. Internet.org's Africa coverage goes up in smoke, literally The FalconX payload was an Amos-6 communication satellite developed by Facebook and Eutelsat, which the two companies ...