A Falcon 9 rocket belonging to the Group of Elon Musk's SpaceX exploded while preparing for the launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States (us) on Thursday, two days before the launch. The rocket is now relied upon Facebook to expand internet access in Africa.
SpaceX party says there is no victim to injury. This incident resulted in the loss of the rocket and Satellite Communications Space Agency-owned communications company based in Israel. Satellite communication is what will count on Facebook.
Video footage shows the blast destroyed the upper part of the rocket before the entire vehicle the air it runs out on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after 9 a.m. local time. A plume of black smoke billowing into the air.
"The cause is still unknown. (Genesis) it's faster, "Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who helped establish the Tesla Motors, in Twitter, quoted Friday (2/9/1999).
Not yet known the extent to which this SpaceX rocket damage impact against dozens of other commercial satellite launch being scheduled.
Some customers expressed support for SpaceX. "We are confident at SpaceX and that they will find (constraints) and resolve any issues that caused this incident, and we will be ready to set out again," said Iridium Communications Inc. in a statement of support for SpaceX, as quoted Reuters.
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Facebook will be one of the customers for bandwidth on the satellite. Last year, Facebook says it has partnered with Eutelsat Communications to improve the connectivity data for the region of sub-Saharan Africa.
