Max Benassi
@mxbenassi
Developing new spacecraft - Apex Space CTO & Co-Founder. Fmr Astra & SpaceX. Farr 40 Sailing. Paragliding. Windsurf. Ski. Cycle.
Apex is accelerating development of all platforms and design of core technologies while simultaneously ramping production and factory buildout. If you want to be part of a hardcore team, this is it.
We have closed another round of funding to scale production and meet demand for satellite platforms for critical projects like Golden Dome. This $200M Series C funding is led by @p72vc and co-led by @8vc, alongside @a16z, @WashingHarbour, @stepstonegroup. spacenews.com/apex-raises-20…
Achieving our mission is only made possible by continuing to grow our world-class team, which we do with care and intention every day. In the last year alone, we’ve scaled from 40 to 150+ teammates. Engineers, technicians, operators, and builders of all kinds – each pushing the…
We have closed another round of funding to scale production and meet demand for satellite platforms for critical projects like Golden Dome. This $200M Series C funding is led by @p72vc and co-led by @8vc, alongside @a16z, @WashingHarbour, @stepstonegroup. spacenews.com/apex-raises-20…
This is 1940's tech. A Willy's Jeep from WWII could be unpacked from a create and reassembled in around 4 minutes.
Here’s Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley singing each other’s songs back in 1960.
"If Snapchat existed back then" is my new favorite genre of AI video
Chamath's Three Takeaways from Liberation Day 🇺🇸 1) Trump will go through with the tariffs, don't expect a grand capitulation -- "Trump has had a 40-year view on tariffs." -- "They're going to go through with this and they're going to see it through." -- "I don't think you're…
.@VDHanson makes a compelling case for the @realDonaldTrump tariff strategy, but gets one issue incorrect. He describes the Trump tariffs as reciprocal and proportional to those other nations have assessed on us. In actuality, the Trump tariffs were set at levels substantially…
Victor Davis Hanson explains Trump’s tariffs like no one else can. #MAGA
Go to Mars Reindustrialize Deregulate Double our energy output with both solar/batteries and nuclear Innovate with crypto Let merit win 1000x drone production as a deterrent to future conflict Maintain the lead in AI The golden age is upon us, it’s Renaissance time 🇺🇸
It's worth re-reading this today in light of last night: thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…
Stunning photo of Earth 😍
Latest selfie from our Aries satellite bus, in Low Earth Orbit
Our commercial off the shelf small satellite model is quickly minimizing the need for Non-Recurring Engineering, expediting the process of acquiring satellite buses and improving reliability upon delivery. linkedin.com/posts/space-de…
Mission Manager at @ApexSpacecraft 🛰️ Apex is manufacturing satellite buses at scale to meet huge unmet need for spacecraft. They are looking for someone to manage complex projects and liaison between customers & internal teams. LA based. Apply here 👉 jobs.lever.co/apex/f1bd44b6-…
One of our earliest supporters & believers is @xyz_vc. @fubini & the entire team have been supporters from the start Read about their thesis on the space economy & why they believe @ApexSpacecraft is the answer to the largest bottleneck in the industry xyz.vc/theorems/apex-…
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Mike is a powerhouse— it’s an honor to have him join us at @ApexSpacecraft