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An AWS Snowcone ran ML on the ISS during Axiom Ax-1 in April 2022. It has announced no dated next step.
Shared launches: Ax-1 (2022-04-08) with Axiom Space.
Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown
An AWS Snowcone ran ML on the ISS during Axiom Ax-1 in April 2022.[1]
What the stage means: Compute or storage flown as a hosted payload or on the ISS.
DoneConfirmed
AWS edge software runs on a D-Orbit ION carrier with a Unibap computer
42% image size reduction reported.
Source: Edge Industry Review
DoneConfirmed
AWS Snowcone runs ML object detection on the ISS (Ax-1)
Sources: Axiom Space; TechCrunch
DoneCompany claim
Starcloud says it will fly AWS Outposts hardware on Starcloud-2
Starcloud CEO statement; no AWS statement found.
Source: DatacenterDynamics
Targets as the organisation stated them. When a date moved, every move is listed with its source; a narrower window is shown as a narrowing.
No dated next step has been announced.
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Whether AWS itself confirms the Outposts flight on Starcloud-2.
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS (this page) | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| Astro Digital | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | Q1 2027: SPAC close and Nasdaq listing |
| Axiom Space | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | 2027: AxODC Node ISS (petabyte-class, optical link) delivered to the ISS |
| Booz Allen | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| D-Orbit | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| Edge Aerospace | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
| HPE Spaceborne | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
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