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Max Benassi
Co-founder and CTO of Apex Space. Previously spent 6+ years at SpaceX as senior propulsion engineer working on Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starlink, then served as Engineering Director at Astra.
American · 2 current roles · 1 founding
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- Founder
Los Angeles-based manufacturer of productized, configurable satellite bus platforms built at constellation scale.
- Former Senior Propulsion Engineer
SpaceX is Elon Musk's aerospace company developing reusable rockets (Falcon 9, [Starship](/companies/starship)), satellite internet (Starlink), and autonomous s
IPO - Nasdaq: SPCX (June 2026) · $75B1 verified deployment · Dragon 2 at International Space Station →3 models - Former Engineering Director
Small-lift launch vehicle company; Rocket 3 series.
1 model
Current roles (2)
- Apex Space Co-founder & CTOSecondary-verified
- Apex Space Co-founderSecondary-verified
Foundings (1)
- Apex Spacecofounderno longer at company
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Co-founders (1)
- Ian Cinnamon co-founded Apex Space
Former / Previously (2)
- SpaceX Senior Propulsion EngineerSecondary-verified
- Astra Space Engineering DirectorSecondary-verified
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