Vivienne Machi
October 15, 2025

Apex ribbon-cutting ceremony

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr (center) participated in Apex’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 6 in Los Angeles, flanked by company co-founders Ian Cinnamon (left) and Maximilian Benassi.

Credit: Apex

Three years and one month ago, Apex did not exist. Now the company says it is ready to produce 200 satellite buses per year for defense and commercial customers. The satellite manufacturing startup officially opened its Factory One production facility on Oct. 6 in the Los Angeles neighborhood of…

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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