Adam Corey

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. - Ted Williams

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Today we're announcing another $200M in funding at a $2.3B valuation to continue scaling the foundational layer of next-generation constellations: the satellite platform.

For most of space history, progress was measured in firsts: first satellite, first human in space, first Moon landing. Those milestones mattered. But the next era will be measured in rate: how fast countries and companies can deploy new capability, replenish what is lost, refresh technology, and expand the infrastructure they depend on.

To make that future real, the world needs constellations: many satellites working together as systems. That requires two industrial capabilities: frequent launch and rapidly manufactured satellite platforms.

Apex exists to remove the satellite production bottleneck and unlock capabilities beyond what Earthbound systems alone can achieve.

The strategy is simple, but difficult: own the world’s satellite platform category.

Learn how this latest raise helps Apex make that a reality: https://t.co/U2Fl9MgWja

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Apex is proud to partner with @northropgrumman on the space-based interceptor (SBI) program as part of the @USSpaceForce’s historic drive to make SBIs a reality by the end of the decade.

“Apex was founded specifically to support proliferated constellations like Golden Dome, which will require satellites en masse to create a decisive defensive advantage for our nation. This partnership will enable operational, constellation-scale space-based missile defense and allow us to rapidly support an urgent need.” – @IanCinnamon, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Apex.

Apex is committed to delivering at the speed and scale required to make Golden Dome a reality. With our productized satellite platforms already in serial production and a proven track record of rapid delivery, Apex stands ready to support this transformational mission and ensure the United States maintains its strategic advantage in space.

Learn more here: https://t.co/BSHCF9KUcs

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

We’re proud to be included in the 2025 LA Hard Tech 50, and especially excited to be one of the seven companies that received unanimous votes from across the community.

Congratulations to all of the teams on this year’s list. Los Angeles continues to prove it’s one of the most important places in the world to build hard tech, with a depth of engineering talent and industrial capability that’s hard to match anywhere else in the world.

Being included alongside companies pushing the frontier of aerospace, defense, energy, and manufacturing is a meaningful signal that Apex’s productized, mass-manufacturing approach is resonating across the industry.

Thanks to @upfrontvc, the investors who took the time to vote, and the broader LA hardware community that continues to raise the bar.

See the full list here: https://t.co/Tzred8SdAx

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Happy Hot-Fire Holidays!

Apex doesn’t slow down over the holidays— this holiday season we’ve opted to replace the Yule Log with hall effect thruster ions from the hot-fire of Nova’s propulsion system. Looking forward to launching hundreds of these to orbit in the next few years.

Special thanks to @NASAJPL, Vernon Chaplin, Steven Arestie, and Richard Hofer for the support.

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Today, we unveil Project Shadow — Apex's on-orbit Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) technology demonstration, launching NET June 2026. At Apex, we often launch self-funded missions to advance our technology and demonstrate our capabilities in space. Over 1.5 years ago, we launched our first Aries satellite, which continues to serve as an on-orbit software testbed for our team and customers. Project Shadow is our next step internally funded mission (with more to come in the future).

Launching on our Nova satellite bus platform, Shadow integrates and demonstrates key SBI technologies in a single, end-to-end mission.
Here’s an inside look at Shadow:

1. Apex’s Nova platform will be outfitted with the “Orbital Magazine” configuration package, providing environmental management for the demonstration interceptors, a Link-182–compatible radio, and Missile Warning/Tracking sensors.

2. The Orbital Magazine will carry two scaled-down demonstration interceptors, each equipped with a solid rocket motor (SRM) and a suite of data-collection sensors.

3. The Orbital Magazine will launch NET June 2026, and after LEOPS and commissioning, Apex will issue a fire control command.

4. The Orbital Magazine will deploy the first interceptor and establish an inter-satellite link. The interceptor will be tasked to fire its SRM while oriented in the inverse velocity direction, avoiding other in-space objects, and safely deorbiting after the burn.

5. During the burn, the Missile Warning/Tracking payloads on the Orbital Magazine will gather critical data on on-orbit SRM performance, determine tracks, and more.

6. The second interceptor will be deployed shortly after, establish a crosslink, and receive a command to fire its SRM, following a similar trajectory to the first demonstration interceptor and safely deorbiting.

Project Shadow is self-funded by Apex. We believe that supporting America, our allies, and democracy requires direct investment in the development and maturation of key defense technologies — including SBIs.

Learn more about next year’s mission from @SpaceNews_Inc with the link below.

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Meet Daniel Drew, one of Apex's Manufacturing Engineers focused on scaling Aries production! Daniel brings multiple years of experience as a Manufacturing Process Engineer at @blueorigin, which makes him a great addition to the team! Learn more about Daniel below.

https://t.co/kYUUyFEUal

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for the official grand opening of Factory One!

[Adam Corey @frumpy]

"Buying a ringtone was fun; living with that ringtone for several months was significantly less fun." - The Rise and Fall of Music Ringtones: A Statistical Analysis , by @StatSigData https://t.co/dC9hLuqFIb

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

We are in the middle of the New Space Race, and to win, America, our allies, and the world’s most critical commercial companies need proliferated satellite platforms.

That’s where Apex comes in. Read the latest from @Forbes:

https://t.co/tMqTAmUIBp

[Adam Corey @frumpy]

Mercedes Gives Customers the One Thing They've Always Wanted: Microsoft Teams https://t.co/1vzKn0Se5h via @motor1com

[Adam Corey @frumpy]

Alongside my full-time role at Apex, I'm excited to announce that I will be supporting Ravelin as a Venture Partner. It’s always energizing to contribute to multiple ventures that advance American innovation – whether in space or here on Earth.

[Lucas Vaz @lucasbagnocvaz]

Exciting news from Ravelin —

I'm incredibly thrilled to share that Adam Corey (@frumpy), who serves full-time as Chief Business Officer at @ApexSpacecraft, will take on an additional role of supporting Ravelin as a Venture Partner.

[NME @NME]

Paul McCartney once called The Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’ “the greatest song ever written” – and fans agree

He also previously described the classic as “one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it” https://t.co/0Cfe50ZNuq

[Ian Cinnamon @IanCinnamon]

The U.S. needs to (and can) dominate the New Space Race if we embrace proliferated LEO systems.

Thanks @MariaBartiromo for talking about such an important topic today on air!

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Comet is our latest satellite bus platform
- Flat-pack design (like a pancake stack) maximizes packing volume in 5M fairing
- Over 5kW OAP to payloads with no heat pipes or complex thermal controls
- Ultra low platform price (mid single digit millions)

https://t.co/9uPx4yM423

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

We have closed another round of funding to scale production and meet demand for satellite platforms for critical projects like Golden Dome. This $200M Series C funding is led by @p72vc and co-led by @8vc, alongside @a16z, @WashingHarbour, @stepstonegroup.

https://t.co/pQqQgyIgND

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Big news: We’re officially entering the human spaceflight market.

Introducing Apex HSF-1 — our Aries satellite bus with the Human Space Flight configuration package.

Aries HSF-1 is designed to support crewed missions in LEO and beyond.

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Apex is honored to be one of @FastCompany’s Most Innovative Companies.

Read more about why our productized COTS satellite buses are enabling more capabilities to orbit far faster than ever before.

https://t.co/JGyykzEhHi

[Adam Corey @frumpy]

https://t.co/0gM1FZRv3d

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Happy Birthday Aries! 🎂🥳

1 year ago, Aries set a world record as the fastest production satellite platform to orbit 🛰️💨

Today, Aries has spent over a full year in space and continues to operate nominally for our customers 🧑‍💻💻

https://t.co/ofGxIEASYX

[Apex - Satellite Platforms 🛰 @Apex_Satellites]

Happy Birthday Aries! 🎂🥳

1 year ago, Aries set a world record as the fastest production satellite platform to orbit 🛰️💨

Today, Aries has spent over a full year in space and continues to operate nominally for our customers 🧑‍💻💻

https://t.co/ofGxIEASYX

[Adam Corey @frumpy]

Planned obsolescence. - The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy https://t.co/eLG3LEo1JE