Falcon 9 explosion shatters dream Facebook and Israel

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The Facebook company dreams crashed crash Israeli satellite Amos 6 "by a rocket Falcon 9" during a routine test on Thursday.
Facebook, which had supported the construction of this satellite worth 195 million dollars, is planning to send into space on Saturday, as part of its project to spread Internet in remote areas in Africa.

And form of rocket Falcon 9 "developed by the American company" x "MySpace, destroyed the satellite, Amos 6 blow to Facebook project and Israeli space industry alike.

After the accident, said Mark zokrbergh, founder of Facebook, and I'm here in Africa. I feel deep sadness after learning that is absolutely a loser company MySpace x our satellite destroyed which was scheduled to provide a lot of entrepreneurs and ordinary people in this continent. "

Of Israel, Yitzhak Ben Israel Space Agency Chief that Israeli communications satellite lost in the explosion of Falcon 9, blow to industrial communications satellites industry in the country.

Ben Israel "regarding Israeli industrial communications satellite industry. This is a very powerful blow may make industry's future in doubt if not picking them up from the muck, "Reuters reported.

Added to the Israeli channel 10 tv that an alternative satellite industry could take three years. Moon of Israel company for aviation and space industries. "

Israel said "this blow. And the following satellite had come within three years or so if the space communications company to overcome the crisis that will face another Moon making request decided. "

It was a rocket Falcon 9 test fire exploded in Cape knaviral in Florida, USA and caused the destruction of the satellite, Amos 6 "supported by Facebook. They were scheduled to be launched on Saturday.