Another SpaceX rocket exploded. Facebook won't be happy about it: washingtonpost

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Another SpaceX rocket exploded. Facebook won't be happy about it

Another SpaceX rocket exploded. Facebook won't be happy about it

- An explosion at a SpaceX launch site in Florida occurred during a static test fire.The explosion destroyed a satellite that Facebook help fund which was designed to provide Internet access to areas in Africa.
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SES company first to use 'second-hand' SpaceX rocket

SES company first to use 'second-hand' SpaceX rocket

Image copyright SPACEX Image caption Flight proven: The booster came back to a drone ship called Of Course I Still Love YouLuxembourg-based SES says it is going to be the first commercial satellite operator to launch a spacecraft on a "second-hand" rocket.The company is booked to fly its SES-10 platform on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that was previously used to send cargo to the space station in April.The booster, after completing its ascent, returned to a touchdown on a drone ship in the Atlantic.
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SpaceX reveals historic mission to reuse Falcon 9 rocket to launch satellite

SpaceX reveals historic mission to reuse Falcon 9 rocket to launch satellite

Will be used to launch SES-10 communicationsElon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to reuse one of the rockets it launched and landed safely this year by sending it back into space.SES and SpaceX have revealed the historic plan to launch an satellite SES-10 on a flight-proven Falcon 9 orbital rocket booster.It will be the first-ever satellite to launch on a SpaceX flight-proven rocket booster.
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NASA: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, rocket 'healthy' after nearby SpaceX explosion

NASA: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, rocket 'healthy' after nearby SpaceX explosion

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft OSIRIS-REx sat mated to a rocket undergoing final tests when an explosion from neighboring SpaceX launchpad could be felt for miles from Cape Canaveral on Thursday.The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket underwent final launch preparation testing on Thursday with no problems before the explosion, 1.1 miles away on launchpad 41, according to NASA."Our personnel were evacuated from SLC41.
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SpaceX explosion: Mark Zuckerberg laments destruction of Facebook internet satellite at rocket launch

SpaceX explosion: Mark Zuckerberg laments destruction of Facebook internet satellite at rocket launch

1/26 'The Drone-ovic' In time for Wimbledon, Virgin Active is trialling 'The Drone-ovic' – a drone that drops tennis balls from above to achieve that perfect serve at its Northwood club tennis courts CPG Photography Ltd2/26 Voice assistants are coming for your home A year from now, Google, Amazon and Apple might be listening in on your living room.And you'll be glad of it.All three of those companies are working on or have announced voice assistants that sit in people's houses and talk to them.
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