# Max Benassi: CTO, Apex Space

Canonical ID: `f6bf5db1-8dcd-4179-985b-2395c4ea3f0e`

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.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (2)

- [Apex Space](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/apex-space.md) Co-founder & CTO (secondary-verified)
- [Apex Space](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/apex-space.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (2)

- [SpaceX](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/spacex.md) Senior Propulsion Engineer (secondary-verified)
- [Astra Space](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/astra.md) Engineering Director (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.apexspace.com/about
2. https://research.contrary.com/company/apex


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