Bezos' Space Venture Poaches Dozens from Amazon Satellite Project

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has been quietly recruiting talent from Amazon's satellite project, Amazon Leo. According to LinkedIn profiles, at least 47 former Amazon engineers have joined Blue Origin in the last year, and many are now working on TeraWave, Blue Origin's nascent satellite communications project. This poaching of talent raises questions about whether Blue Origin is leveraging its parent company's resources and expertise to advance its own projects. The employees were hired from various roles within Amazon Leo, including engineering, software development, and program management.

Blue Origin has been developing TeraWave as a planned satellite network, which will provide high-speed internet connectivity globally. With the influx of talent from Amazon Leo, Blue Origin may be gaining an edge in the competitive space technology market. However, it remains to be seen how this poaching will impact the long-term prospects and relationships between Amazon and its former employees.