Facebook stops building drones that would have provided wireless internet to the developing world, will instead focus on developing underlying technology
- The revelation comes after Business Insider reported on upheaval at the Aquila project, including the departure of its leader and a planned redesign.
Facebook says its solar-powered Aquila drone completed its second test flight successfully, flying for 1 hour and 46 minutes before landing perfectly
Just after dawn on May 22, Facebook reached another exciting and important milestone for the Aquila program — completing the successful second full-scale test flight of the aircraft.
NTSB says Facebook's Aquila drone crashed because its autopilot failed to compensate for unexpectedly high winds during landing
Dec 16, 2016, 8:00 amDec 16, 2016, 8:37 am — The right wing of Facebook's solar-powered drone Aquila failed, causing a crash landing of its first test flight …
NTSB is investigating the crash of Facebook's Aquila internet drone during its test flight in June
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Inside the inaugural test flight of Facebook's first internet drone, Aquila
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Inside the inaugural test flight of Facebook's first internet drone, Aquila
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Facebook completes full-scale prototype of its solar-powered Internet drone Aquila, develops laser that transmits data at 10 gigabits per second
I'm excited to announce we've completed … Elizabeth Weise / USA Today : Facebook reveals plans for drone-based Internet in the sky Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Facebook Won't Be An ISP, But Built An I...
Facebook's solar-powered Internet drone, dubbed Aquila, with a wingspan of a Boeing 737 to begin testing this summer
Facebook, Moving Ahead with Drone, Plans Test This Summer — Facebook plans to test a version of its solar-powered drone this summer, a step in its efforts …