Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing

We have downlinked our first Aries “selfie” 📸 The image was taken by a camera mounted on the satellite bus’s payload deck. The selfie shows power, thermal, GNC, and communications all working together to acquire and downlink the photograph. The camera captures one of the deployed solar panels in the foreground, with the Azores Islands and Atlantic Ocean in the background. On the solar panel, Apex’s logo and a picture of the team are visible. https://lnkd.in/g4mSTHxZ

Meet Keenan Temin, Apex’s new mechanical engineer. Keenan’s experiences at Virgin Orbit, Astra, and Reliable Robotics Corporation show his deep knowledge of the space industry and hardware engineering.  https://lnkd.in/ggKicu3g

Please welcome Jeff Winslow, Apex's new manufacturing engineer. Jeff's experiences at Raytheon and Terran Orbital Corporation will help him further drive productized manufacturing for Apex at scale! Learn more about Jeff below: https://lnkd.in/gQTi8Bm8

Meet Kristopher Gonzalez, who is leading Talent Acquisition at Apex. Kris's experiences in deep tech and hardware as well as growing the teams at startups makes him a welcome addition! Learn more about Kris below: https://lnkd.in/gr4-zMKf

We are excited to announce our investment in Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing's $95 million Series B funding round. Apex manufactures #satellite buses — spacecraft platforms with critical space operations subsystems, such as flight computer, navigation, power, de-orbit capabilities, and more. The company aims to reduce costs and cut lead times for satellites by delivering buses using the principles of standardization, production at scale, and rapid delivery. We’re thrilled to support the team as they play a pivotal role in the #space economy and enable new satellite technologies to get to space faster. Chris Abshire, a principal on the Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund, drove our participation in the round, which was led by XYZ Ventures and CRV. Read more about the news on Toyota Ventures blog post: https://lnkd.in/gsSjNe62

Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms. We just co-led their Series B and can't wait to solve this major bottleneck in the defense and space industry with Ian Cinnamon, Maximilian Benassi and Team Apex - Spacecraft Manufacturing! 🧑🚀 🚀 🛰️ #PowerToTheSatelliteEngineer https://lnkd.in/gu7AAsMG

Announcing Apex’s $95M Series B. This funding amplifies Apex, allowing us to build productized satellite buses at an industry-leading scale — empowering customers to get to space faster and more often. With this vote of confidence from investors and customers, we look forward to growing our team like never before. The round was led by XYZ Venture Capital and co-led by CRV with participation from Upfront Ventures, 8VC, Toyota Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Shield Capital, J2 Ventures, Ravelin, GSBackers, and more. This combination of investors brings together the best financiers from around the world, bridging the best of defense-tech, growth capital, industry experts, and more. The world is in a Space Race, and America and our allies must stay in the lead. Commercial companies are falling behind and our warfighters don't have the capabilities they need. Apex pushes humanity to greatness: providing satellite platforms that let us dominate.   Ready for the first day of the rest of your life? Join us at Apex: https://lnkd.in/gnNiUwEP

Our productized satellite buses are ready to heed the call. Aries, our ESPA-class platform, is in production today. https://lnkd.in/gWXvNxma

Apex is excited to welcome Michael B., our new Software Engineer! Michael's past experiences include time at Turion Space, Tyvak, a Terran Orbital Company, and Lockheed Martin, all of which make him an excellent addition to the team. Learn more about Michael below: https://lnkd.in/gRMhfcva

Our Aries satellite bus continues to deliver for our customers on orbit. We look forward to seeing many, many more Aries in LEO soon!