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Communication Space: Losing Amos 6 has a material impact on society; Facebook: We will have to do without satellite for now

In a post written by Zuckerberg from Kenya, he says, among other things: "While I am in Africa, I was disappointed to hear that the failure of the SpaceX launcher also caused the destruction of our satellite (so originally) that was supposed to provide connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent."

A Falcon 9 launcher explosion on September 1, 2016 at the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, which serves as a space launch station alongside the nearby Kennedy Space Center. Photo from the base's security cameras.
A Falcon 9 launcher explosion on September 1, 2016 at the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, which serves as a space launch station alongside the nearby Kennedy Space Center. Photo from the base's security cameras.

The reactions to the explosion of the Falcon 9 launcher carrying the Israeli satellite Amos 6 at Cape Canaveral from the involved bodies continue to flow.

The Space Communications Company, which is a stock exchange company, issued a brief statement: "To the best of the company's knowledge, during the ground refueling of the Amos 6 satellite launch vehicle, an explosion occurred in the launch vehicle causing a total loss of the satellite."

"The loss of the satellite has a substantial impact on the company, the company will add and report on the meanings arising from the loss." The company concluded its message to the media.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya on September 1, 2017, shortly before the explosion that destroyed the Amos 6 satellite, which was designed, among other things, to provide free internet service to millions of people in developing countries. From Zuckerberg's Facebook page.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya on September 1, 2016, shortly before the explosion that destroyed the Amos 6 satellite, which was designed, among other things, to provide free internet service to millions of people in developing countries. From Zuckerberg's Facebook page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ
A video with documentation of the explosion filmed by a company that records the launches on US soil.

And finally came the response of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. As you remember, Facebook bought for 100 million dollars (a deal that unfortunately will not come to fruition) all the broadband internet capacity that was installed on the satellite to provide FREE BASIC internet (there is a debate about this because it excludes other large entities active on the internet, led by Google) to millions of residents in poor countries and communities.

From the response it appears that the company was not prepared with alternative capacity in other satellites and it put Yahava on the Akila solar glider.

In a post written by Zuckerberg on his personal Facebook page, he refers to the issue in the midst of a visit to Kenya, among other things to promote the project: "While I am in Africa, I was disappointed to hear that the failure of the SpaceX launcher also caused the destruction of our satellite (so originally) that was supposed to provide connectivity to so Many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent."

"Fortunately, we have developed other technologies such as Aquila that will allow humans to be connected like the satellite. We remain committed to our mission of connecting all humans to the Web, and we will continue to work until everyone has the opportunities this satellite was meant to provide.”

For the previous articles on the subject on the science website:

Comments

  1. Perhaps the American government is responsible for sabotaging and exploding the satellite in order to torpedo the acquisition of the satellite manufacturer by a Chinese company

  2. There is a mistake in the caption of the second picture
    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya on September 1, 2017
    As far as I know we are still in 2016

  3. The Israeli spacecraft to the moon that is supposed to be launched in 2017 is also in danger - because you can't trust the USA!

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