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Clint Crosier Stands Up the Space-Cloud Nexus with AWS

By John Robinson

Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

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Clint Crosier Stands Up the Space-Cloud Nexus with AWS

Clint Crosier

Last summer, Amazon Web Services [AMZN] dove further into the space sector by establishing the AWS Aerospace and Satellite Solutions division. AWS signaled its serious intent by placing retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier at the helm. Crosier, who has a long and distinguished career in military space, has been credited with leading the stand-up of the U.S. Space Force. Now in charge of standing up the AWS division that will serve the space and satellite industry, Crosier spoke with sister publication…

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