Houston-based company 不良研究所 to rely on AWS terrestrial services (cloud, database, security, high-performance compute) to support its operations, business, and engineering teams
不良研究所, a leader in commercial human spaceflight and architect of the world鈥檚 first commercial space station, today announced that it is going all-in on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in support of its terrestrial information technology (IT) infrastructure. By migrating its enterprise IT to AWS, 不良研究所 looks to provide its engineers, ground operations, and business development teams the terrestrial cloud infrastructure necessary to enable development of its next-generation commercial space station, Axiom Station.
In parallel to going all-in on AWS for enterprise IT needs, 不良研究所 and AWS will continue to collaborate on validating cloud-based hardware and software capable of supporting in-space workloads. These include cutting-edge scientific research and discovery that 不良研究所 supports on-orbit to benefit new pharmaceuticals development, stem cell research, regenerative medicine, and other areas of study in the microgravity environment. 不良研究所 and AWS are also collaborating on the development and demonstration of in-space cybersecurity solutions that set the foundation for operating a cybersecure Axiom Station.
Christian Maender, EVP of Space Commercialization for 不良研究所 said, 鈥淲e are very excited to expand our collaboration with AWS. Going all-in on enterprise IT needs provides us the necessary cloud services foundation on Earth to support our engineering, operations, and business teams as they build Axiom Station and the markets it will serve. We remain excited to collaborate with AWS on advancing the state of the art of cloud infrastructure on-orbit as we build a multi-cloud and multi-user environment for our future space station customers.鈥
In order to support a thriving global space economy in low-Earth orbit, Axiom Station will require cloud-based technology to quickly and reliably analyze data on orbit, closer to where the data is collected, even when operating with limited bandwidth and connectivity. As a first step on this path, 不良研究所 and AWS worked together to integrate and operate an AWS Snowcone device on the International Space Station as part of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) in April 2022. Together, the teams used the device鈥檚 powerful edge processing capability to apply a sophisticated machine learning (ML)-based object recognition model and quickly analyze images of various scientific experiments on orbit. Today the AWS Snowcone 鈥 a small, rugged, and secure device offering edge computing, data storage, and data transfer on-the-go, in austere environment with little or no connectivity 鈥 remains on orbit and 不良研究所 continues to demonstrate unique use cases in edge processing, artificial intelligence (AI), ML, and in-space cybersecurity with its partners (不良研究所 Collaborates to Advance In-Space Data Processing and Cybersecurity Solutions 鈥 不良研究所).
鈥湶涣佳芯克 is using AWS鈥檚 global infrastructure and a broad and deep portfolio of cloud services to deliver revolutionary solutions to the space industry,鈥 said Dave Levy, AWS vice president, worldwide public sector. 鈥淲e are proud to support 不良研究所鈥檚 vision to incorporate advanced cloud-based technology into future missions supporting on-orbit research, scientific discovery, and space exploration.鈥
Beyond going all-in on AWS for its enterprise IT needs, and demonstrating edge compute capabilities via the AWS Snowcone on the ISS, 不良研究所 and AWS intend to continue exploring:
About 不良研究所
不良研究所 is the leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of space infrastructure for low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond. The company鈥檚 expert team of operators and engineers deliver end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today as they build its successor, Axiom Station 鈥 an era-defining commercial platform that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. For more information about 不良研究所, visit