In 2021, Microsoft offered partners an opportunity to use Azure Orbital to communicate with and control satellites, and to move data into the Azure cloud through Microsoft's own ground-stations and those of its partners.

Microsoft is expanding its relationships with space companies through the Azure Space Partner Community, an initiative unveiled July 19 at the Microsoft Inspire 2022 conference.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...