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Kuiper

American  
[kahy-per] / ˈkaɪ pər /

noun

  1. Gerard Peter, 1905–73, U.S. astronomer, born in the Netherlands.


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Amazon also plans to spend on its robotics and fulfillment technology as well as its satellite communications business, known as Project Kuiper.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

"You can't stop, because it takes so long to develop new varieties," says Stefan Kuiper, the company's breeding manager.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Amazon has invested billions of dollars in Leo, which it launched as Project Kuiper in 2019.

From MarketWatch Apr. 14, 2026

It renamed the initiative Amazon Leo from Project Kuiper last year and has launched its first satellites.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

The Kuiper belt was actually theorized by an astronomer named F. C. Leonard in 1930, but the name honors Gerard Kuiper, a Dutch native working in America, who expanded the idea.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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