Max Benassi

Let freedom ring!

Today, we honor the generations of Americans who have defended our freedom and our way of life. Space Force Guardians carry that legacy forward by securing the space capabilities our Nation depends on. Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

Remember who you are today Americans

For 250 years, America has been the greatest nation on Earth — and with God’s grace, it will be for 250 more. Happy Independence Day!

The Sandlot has the single greatest vision of American life ever put on film. This scene is what it’s all about. 🇺🇸

You can be a communist or you can be a patriot. You cannot be both.

@DJSnM 👎

Randomly finding Falcon 9 image in an aviation fastener catalogue and wondering if these are actually used on the rocket.

As I promised in the debate. Here’s the ludicrous $10M boondoggle in Nithya Raman’s district

@IanRountree Can’t remember the last time I left the factory

And the founders? They’re not on the plane. They’re busy building.

VC hierarchy as observed on my SFO-LAX flight. Of the friends on this plane… @ameekapadia’s in the back I’m in economy+ (a rare luxury for me) Friend from a mega fund is in 1st One of our LPs is in row 1

To the moon!

…and ultra high power vehicles on our roadmap since inception. That’s why we are building the most vertically integrated and capable solar production line for space.

ALMOST FRIDAY AND AMERICA’S GOING TO THE MOON 🚀🇺🇸🦅

Breaking: SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion as the world’s most valuable startup gears up to pitch potentially the biggest-ever market debut bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Our first Aries satellite bus, launched over 2 years ago, continues to operate nominally and serve the needs of our customers on a daily basis. Check out the most recent selfie taken today.

This just may be the GREATEST campaign video of all time. Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) is a GENIUS. He's taking out the trash.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on another year of consistent execution and rapid growth. This dedicated team delivered milestone after milestone, establishing and expanding Factory One, delivering multiple satellite platforms to customers, and securing critical funding to further redefine and accelerate satellite manufacturing. A few highlights from a very busy 2025 include: – Completed the initial build-out of Factory One in Los Angeles (50k sq. ft.) – Celebrated one year in low Earth orbit for Aries SN1 – Raised a $200M Series C – Delivered multiple Aries satellite platforms to customers – Announced the Comet (LEO) satellite platform – Announced a 55k sq. ft. expansion to Factory One, increasing peak annual production capacity to 200+ satellites – Raised a $200M Series D at a $1B+ valuation – Unveiled Project Shadow, a 2026 technology maturation mission in support of Golden Dome for America – Announced a strategic operating agreement with Hungarian-based 4iG and REMRED to establish satellite mass-manufacturing in Europe – Grew the Apex team by more than 2.5x, from 85 to 230+ employees – Added over a dozen customers across the U.S. Space Force, numerous Tier 1 Defense Primes, Commercial Customers, and International Partners We’re grateful for the teammates, partners, and customers who made this progress possible. 2026 is shaping up to be another year of accelerated growth. Be a part of the journey: apexspace.com/careers

@SciGuySpace Glad you reposted this, brought back memories to RTF days. It was a wild and intense time, but the upgrades stacked on RTF and landing was unreal

A decade ago SpaceX emerged from the most turbulent and challenging period in its history: surviving a major loss and doubling down with a new rocket, super-cold propellant, and a historic landing. This is that story: arstechnica.com/space/2025/12/…

ICYMI: Next year, Apex will launch an Orbital Magazine configuration of its Nova spacecraft platform, designed to host and support demonstration space-based interceptors (SBIs). Apex's Orbital Magazine will carry and fire two partner-provided demonstration interceptors to validate several core host vehicle technologies and pave the path for mass-produced Orbital Magazines capable of carrying more than 5,000 kg. As America's first commercially-led, SBI host vehicle demonstration, Project Shadow represents a step change in how private companies can accelerate the development of critical defense technologies — and highlights Apex's ability to leverage an existing bus platform to execute novel missions. “Apex is built to move fast, and that is exactly what America and our allies need to ensure we win the New Space Race. In under a year, we are launching the host platform for space-based interceptors, called an Orbital Magazine, which will deploy multiple prototype missile interceptors in orbit," said Apex CEO @IanCinnamon. “Apex isn’t waiting for handouts or contracts; we are developing this Orbital Magazine technology on our own dime and moving incredibly fast.” Read more about this ground-breaking mission from @arstechnica here: lnkd.in/gazWp7_q

I have been looking forward to talking about Project Shadow publicly for months. Since the beginning of 2025, our Special Projects team has been working hard to piece together the key technologies required to not only make Space Based Interceptors work-- but to manufacture them at the scale needed to defend the United States, our allies, and democracy globally.