Apex Emerges From Stealth, Announces Aries Satellite Bus Platform

California-based spacecraft manufacturing company Apex has emerged from stealth with over $7.5M in funding and introduced its Aries satellite bus.

There are three key elements required to get to space: the ride to space (the rocket), the sensor/camera/life support module/etc (the payload), and the spacecraft platform (the bus). As the cost to launch sate…