Microsoft's New Azure Cloud Platform for the Space Industry Includes SpaceX Starlink and SES MEO Services

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Microsoft [MSFT]is making a play to be the cloud platform of choice for the space industry as on Tuesday it unveiled Azure Space, which will bring together Azure technology and a network of industry partners like SpaceX. Microsoft plans to give its customers satellite connectivity via SpaceX's Starink constellation, and connect Starlink with its new Modular Datacenter (MDC)offering, which provides cloud computing in challenging environments.SpaceX and Microsoft said the two companies have been working together for months jointly developing software, testing Starlink and Azure together, and talking to customers in agriculture and energy."The collaboration we are announcing today will allow us to deliver new offerings for both the public and the private sector to deliver connectivity through Starlink for use on Azure," SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell said in a video interview. "Where it makes sense, we will work with you,co-selling to our mutual customers, co-selling to new enterprise and future customers, and bring the power of Starlink connectivity to the Azure infrastructure."