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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
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- Former Senior Propulsion Engineer
SpaceX is Elon Musk's aerospace company developing reusable rockets (Falcon 9, Starship), satellite internet (Starlink), and autonomous spacecraft.
IPO - Nasdaq: SPCX (June 2026) · $75B1 verified deployment · Dragon 2 at International Space Station →1 model - Co-founder & CTO
Los Angeles-based manufacturer of productized, configurable satellite bus platforms built at constellation scale.
Strategic Growth · $200M1 model - Former Engineering Director
Small-lift launch vehicle company; Rocket 3 series.
Current roles (2)
- Apex Space Co-founder & CTOSecondary-verified
- Apex Space Co-founderSecondary-verified
Former / Previously (2)
- SpaceX Senior Propulsion EngineerSecondary-verified
- Astra Space Engineering DirectorSecondary-verified
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