Kerry Flynn Kerry Flynn is a business reporter for Mashable covering the tech industry. She previously reported on social media companies, mobile apps and startups for International Business Times. She has also written for The Huffington Post, Forbes and Money magazine. Kerry studied environmental science and economics at Harvard College, where she led The Harvard Crimson's metro news and design teams and played mellophone in the Band. When not listening to startup pitches, she runs half-marathons, plays with puppies and pretends to like craft beer. Sign Me Up By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up! The project is a part of Facebook's long-term goal to "connect the world," not only with a social network but as an internet provider. In a Facebook post on Thursday, Zuckerberg said he was "... Deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent." "Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well," Zuckerberg wrote. "We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided." The satellite would have been integrated into Facebook's Express Wi-Fi program, which allows business owners to sell Wi-Fi via local internet service providers, with Facebook providing the software.