SpaceX rocket explosion: Mark Zuckerberg laments loss of Internet.org satellite
by Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#1SCZW)
The Facebook CEO said he was 'deeply disappointed' in explosion of Falcon 9 rocket carrying satellite intended to provide internet coverage to parts of Africa
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struck a bitter tone in his response to the explosion of the SpaceX rocket carrying a satellite intended for use on his Internet.org project in Africa.
Writing on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg said: "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."
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