NO FACEBOOK DRONES AT THE NEW MEXICO SPACEPORT. FACEBOOK HAS PLANNED TO BUILD THE DRONE THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A WING-SPAN THE SAME SIZE AT THOSE OF A BOEING 737 THAT WOULD SEND INTERNET ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER SERVED.
FACEBOOK HAD EVEN SIGNED A SHORT-TERM LEASE WITH THE SPACEPORT AND HAD BEEN WORKING ON PREPARING THE SITE SINCE 2016. IT’S BEEN WORKING ON THE HUGE DRONE SINCE 2016.
FACEBOOK IS NOW LOOKING FOR OTHER FIRMS TO WORK WITH ON THIS PROJECT TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY NEEDED FOR AIRBORNE INTERNET SERVICE.