Amazon's AWS hires former Space Force leader to head new space-focused business unit

Amazon Web Services is launching a new business unit to take its cloud computing capabilities into the frontier of space.  Teresa Carlson, vice president for AWS’ worldwide public sector business, said Tuesday that the Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) subsidiary was launching the Aerospace and Satellite Solutions segment to help reimagine space operations systems in a cloud environment. “We want to bring all of those AWS tools to bear to help our customers succeed in space,” Carlson said…