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Most satellites on SpaceX’s record-setting small-satellite rideshare were either operated by Amazon Web Services customers or used AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud computing tools.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2021AWS to offer customized services for Space operations

Amazon Web Services plans to attract new customers by offering more customized space-related services.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 10, 2021AWS to offer customized services for Space operations

General Crosier joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the Director of Aerospace and Satellite Solutions.

Mentioned as: awsTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

The AWS team has more than 440 years of combined experience in the space industry.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a customer of AWS Ground Station.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

AWS determined that building a team with deep space experience was the best way to support the space industry.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

AWS offers a fully managed service called AWS Ground Station for controlling SATCOM and processing satellite data.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

AWS is experiencing increased collaboration among customers rather than a division of competitors.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Networked Ground Systems Session

Boom Supersonic is using AWS to design a new supersonic passenger transport, consuming more than 53 million hours of compute time on AWS.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative FinancialFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

Iceye uses the AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud to access satellite data and deliver information to customers in minutes.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry

The SpaceX small-satellite rideshare mission that carried 143 satellites included 115 satellites that are either operated by AWS customers or use the AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud computing tools.

Mentioned as: awsTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry

Of the 143 satellites aboard the Transporter-1 mission, 115 are operated by AWS customers using AWS services.

Mentioned as: awsTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

Capella Space uses the AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud to access satellite data and deliver information to customers in minutes.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry

Maxar Technologies uses the AWS Ground Station and AWS cloud to access satellite data and deliver information to customers in minutes.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry

More than 100 of the payloads on the SpaceX Transporter-1 launch are AWS users.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Networked Ground Systems Session

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates on the AWS Ground Station rather than developing its own ground-station capabilities.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry

Amazon Web Services (AWS) does not view other companies as competitors but rather as 'fellow travelers'.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Networked Ground Systems Session

Companies have saved between 60 and 80 percent of ground station infrastructure costs by using AWS Ground Station.

Mentioned as: AWSTechnical ProductFeb 9, 2021Direct From Smallsat Symposium: Major General Clinton Crosier, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Keynote Presentation

AWS offers management for customers needing to process data in classified regions.

Mentioned as: awsOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Direct From SmallSat Symposium: Networked Ground Systems Session

The OS-Climate membership includes a global coalition of Allianz, Amazon, Federated Hermes, Microsoft, and S&P Global.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralFeb 4, 2021Goldman Sachs joins Linux Foundation push for Open Source climate data
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