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Briefing
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- Project Halt – Facebook ending plans to develop solar-powered planes, called Aquila, that will connect parts of world to Internet
- Background – Project started in 2014, announced in 2015, and underwent two test flights
- Partnerships – Company will instead work on partnering with Airbus and others on high-altitude platform station (HAPS) systems, as well as underlying technologies like flight control computers and high-density batteries
- Facility Closedown – Research and development facility in Bridgewater, England to close, affecting 16 jobs
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Telecommunications
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Organization
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Facebook Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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June 27, 2018
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