Amazon looks to the stars for the future of its cloud service
Amazon Web Services has just announced the creation of a department dedicated to satellites and aerospace. In a few words: Amazon aims higher. Amazon Web Services, the cloud division of Jeff Bezos' company, announced Tuesday the creation of a new space department. Called Aerospace and Satellite Solutions, it will be headed by Clint Crosier, a US Air Force veteran who recently worked on the establishment of the Space Force. A cloud for the space industry. This new department aims to increase the cloud capabilities of Amazon and provide services to space companies. The company says it wants to offer data processing in orbit and offer support for missions led by NASA in space. In 2018, Amazon had already launched a cloud service called AWS Ground Station, to allow its customers to manage a fleet of satellites and the data flow collected by them. Capella Space, a San Francisco-based satellite imagery company, is one of the clients of this service. Amazon is also undertaking ...