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Apex is building its first Aries satellite, dubbed “Call to Adventure,” that it announced in April. That spacecraft remains on schedule to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-10 rideshare mission in early 2024.

Satellite bus manufacturing startup Apex Space has closed a $16 million Series A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and new investor Shield Capital, as it prepares for its first demonstration mission early next year.

Apex's first bus will carry payloads from 3 customers, including a defense contractor, who Cinnamon noted is “one the largest established players." The startup raised an additional $16 million in a round led by VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Shield Capital, bringing its total raised to over $27 million.

Without question, we have entered a new space race that is moving faster than many anticipated it could. While the United States government continues to lead in satellite launches, the CCP is quickly gaining ground, a narrowing delta that highlights the growing concern in defense circles about the fragility of America’s defense industrial base.

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A deep dive into the burgeoning space economy: Apex Space started to roll out their own satellite versions of the Model T.

Ian is the CEO and cofounder of Apex. Prior to Apex, he sold his dual-use AI company to Palantir. During his tenure at Palantir, he worked closely with several satellite companies, gaining valuable insights into the challenges faced by the space industry due to the scarcity of commercial off-the-shelf spacecraft platforms.

On this episode of Office Hours, Apex founder and CEO Ian Cinnamon discusses the importance of investing in space exploration and shares his thoughts on the evolving space ecosystem in Los Angeles.

Lance Carter joins Apex as a GNC Engineer. Lance brings over two decades of GNC experience to the Apex team.

Olivia is a Mechanical Engineer at Apex. She recently graduated from Caltech with her B.S. in mechanical engineering and an aerospace minor. While at Caltech, she interned year-round at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Apex’s 100 kg bus model, Aries, will use the Astra Spacecraft Engine™ to support its electric propulsion package. Apex customers are able receive their spacecraft in a matter of months thanks to Apex’s design-for-manufacturing approach, interoperable software, and product-first mentality.

Jaya is a Structures Engineer at Apex. Previously, she built robotic pizza trucks at Stellar Pizza, brought satellites to life at Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, and kept humans safe in space at SpaceX.

Lt General Armagno and Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon and sit on the Securing the Ultimate High Ground Space Panel.

Brian is a Software Engineer with experience developing software for safety critical applications. Prior to Apex, Brian worked on aerospace avionics– he led a successful first flight at AeroVironment and contributed to the first launch at Relativity Space.

Los Angeles-based startup Apex Space will launch its first satellite bus next January, part of its bet that spacecraft mass manufacturing will enable humanity’s greater expansion into the cosmos. The company will launch its Aries spacecraft, which will be equipped with multiple customer payloads, on board SpaceX’s Transporter-10 rideshare mission.

Small satellite manufacturer Apex will launch its first satellite next year as a demonstration of its capabilities as it prepares for large-scale production.

In today’s Pathfinder podcast, Payload CEO and newly minted podcast host Mo Islam chats with Ian Cinnamon. Before founding Apex, Ian was an investor and entrepreneur-in-residence at Village Global and founded Synapse Technology, an AI security startup that exited to Palantir.

Apex announced their flagship satellite bus, Aries, will fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 for its inaugural mission.

Max Benassi, who worked at SpaceX between 2015 and 2021 before founding Apex Space, a spacecraft manufacturing startup, had a similar takeaway.

Meet Russell Perry, Flight Software Engineer at Apex Spacecraft Manufacturing.

Andrew Berg joins Apex to lead business development and sales with Apex’s commercial and government customers. Previously Andrew was VP of Business Development at Loft Orbital. In this blog post, we’ll do a Q&A with Andrew.

Meet Chuck Phillips, Apex's thermal engineer.

Apex Software Engineer Kabir Marwah talks about his career, the importance of software, and more.

Meet Thomas Salzman, Apex's Director of Spacecraft. Thomas talks about his career throughout old and new space, and why he chose to come revolutionize satellite manufacturing at Apex.

The startup seeks to manufacture 100-kilogram class satellite buses that can support ~100 kg of payload. Its first product is called Aries.

The global market for small satellites is booming. A report from Trends Market Research last April estimated that the

The Los Angeles-based company has set its sights on the satellite bus — the part of the spacecraft that hosts the payload — which it says is the “new bottleneck” hitting the space industry.

Apex plans to develop a satellite bus called Aries that can be produced in volume to serve a variety of smallsat applications

A pair of heavy-hitter startup founders is turning their attention to what they see as a key bottleneck in the space industry, and has already won backing from high-profile venture capital.

Apex enters operations as the world's first spacecraft manufacturer