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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by tarsinge on Thursday September 01, 2016 @11:45AM (#12406220)
> provide internet access in parts of Africa

If you mean internet.org wheter it's a loss or not is debatable

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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by dandelany on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:44PM (#12406786)
Internet.org was only a part of AMOS-6's planned internet bandwidth. Per Wikipedia "36 regional spotbeams with a throughput of about 18 Gbit/s — on Amos-6 to provide service for Facebook’s Internet.org and a new Eutelsat subsidiary focusing on African businesses. Costs would be divided in approximately equal shares between Eutelsat and Facebook."
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