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AWS announces 2023 AWS Space Accelerator to advance global space sustainability

January 31, 2023

AWS has announced their 2023 AWS Space Accelerator to advance global space sustainability. Now in its third year, the AWS Space Accelerator is a hybrid technical, business, and mentorship opportunity open to space startups from around the globe who are looking to power their space missions using Amazon Web Services (AWS).

During 2023, the AWS Space Accelerator will call on teams and resources across Amazon to help emerging startups focus on cloud-powered solutions that support the use of space as a sustainable and usable environment for years to come, as well as solutions that positively impact life on Earth.

The application period for the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator opens today, with proposals due by March 6, 2023. To apply, access this direct link…

In the first 60 years of humankind’s entry into space, the United Nations documented fewer than 8,000 objects launched into space. In the last five years, that number has increased to over 14,000—and the trend isn’t slowing. The ability to manage this rapid increase in global space activity well into the future is just one part of the conversation related to space sustainability.

Space is available to more organizations than ever before, thanks to a number of factors including decreased launch and hardware costs, exciting technological advances like reusable launch vehicles, and efficient and agile cloud tools, services, and software. Combined, these advances translate to boundless opportunities across the aerospace industry.

To support continued innovation, the industry needs solutions that enable the long-term sustainability of operations in space, and will help humans continue to benefit from the insights that we obtain from space-based data and scientific discovery. In 2023, the AWS Space Accelerator is seeking innovative startups with ideas for applying cloud-based solutions that will help deliver this long-term vision.

What’s new for 2023

While previous iterations of the AWS Space Accelerator were entirely virtual, 2023 will include an in-person “Week Zero” to kick off the program in April 2023, as well as an in-person Demo Day in July 2023. The AWS Space Accelerator will include up to 15 startups, rather than 10 as in previous years.

AWS will deliver the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator in collaboration with TechConnect, a global research and innovation leader with more than 20 years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities. TechConnect will lend expertise in venture capital, global market expertise, and startup acceleration to help the selected startups through an intensive, advanced curriculum specially designed to accelerate their growth using AWS.

The four-week program, scheduled for May of 2023, will be held virtually to encourage global participation. When applying for this opportunity, we invite startups to propose innovative missions for a variety of applications across the industry that focus on sustainability for space and sustainability from space. These may include solutions that support long-term sustainability of space operations, as well as those that positively impact sustainability and climate goals here on Earth. We look for startups with the highest potential to make a global impact, those who are most able to capture value from the program, and those with the best fit for AWS.

Why the AWS Space Accelerator

Space provides us with many benefits that are important to how humans live, work, and thrive. AWS provides the secure, flexible, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions that will help today’s brightest startups solve some of our most complex challenges across the interconnected domains of space and sustainability. The AWS Space Accelerator is designed to help startups unlock important cloud and business resources as they bring fresh innovation to address these challenges. AWS is committed to supporting startups in their pursuit of groundbreaking new space missions.

Our goal is to empower startups across the global space industry to leverage cloud-based resources to accelerate innovation. The AWS Startup programs have a unique working backwards focus where we introduce our cohort of participating startups to large Fortune 500 customers, public sector customers, public-private organizations, venture capitalists, investors, and more. This helps startups develop a unique perspective into the needs and workings of the public sector so they can go to market faster, innovate for the right challenge, and scale their solutions.

Who should apply

AWS encourages privately held startups worldwide, at all stages of maturity, to apply for this opportunity. We welcome compelling ideas that reimagine solutions for both government and commercial space missions and that leverage advanced cloud-based technologies. Applications for the AWS Space Accelerator will be judged on several factors, including but not limited to: the innovative and unique nature of the project, the overall value the solution may bring to global space sustainability issues, the creative application of AWS technology to solve problems, and the team’s ability to deliver on the identified opportunity.

Benefits

Startups will receive as much as $100K in AWS promotional credits, as well as mentoring from space domain and technical subject matter experts with deep experience working on AWS. This opportunity offers collaboration and networking opportunities with other participating startups, AWS customers, and members of the AWS Partner Network (APN) looking for cutting-edge technology solutions to their most complex space challenges. It will also bring participants together with space-savvy venture investors for fundraising conversations.

Apply now for the AWS Space Accelerator. Learn more about AWS Startup programs and how AWS Aerospace and Satellite is transforming the future of the space industry.

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Article author: Clint Crosier, Director of Aerospace + Satellite Solutions, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Additionally, AWS for Aerospace and Satellite helps commercial and government customers build satellites, conduct space and launch operations, and reimagine space exploration. The company’s reliable global infrastructure and portfolio of cloud services position AWS to equip organizations in the private and public sector to process and transform space collections into data, make that data actionable and accessible to customers around the globe, and redefine how organizations transform the space market segment. With the AWS Cloud, customers are accelerating space missions, removing barriers to innovation on Earth, and inspiring future generations. More info at this direct link…

Filed Under: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Space Accelerator, Emerging Startups, Space, Space Sustainability

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