Benchmark will initiate @VardaSpace's W-4 reentry this fall. Read more:

Our team is excited to head to space tomorrow aboard The Exploration Company's 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 on Transporter-14!

Check out CCO Wesley Grove on the my TRUE POSITION manufacturing podcast. Learn what it takes to deliver next generation space hardware with quality and on time.

RT @SEOPSLLC: News: We've signed an MOU with @BenchmarkSpace. This partnership leverages our expertise in capacity procurement, payload int….

At Benchmark, we take pride in our innovative hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing process, a crucial step in ensuring that the propulsion systems we design for our mission partners meet the highest standards of performance, reliability, and safety.

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 - Chemist Olivia Vaughn utilizes a rotary evaporator for high-test peroxide cleanliness verification and acceptance testing. 👨‍🔬🥼🧪

Dozens of Xantus Metal Plasma Thruster units are shipping out in H1, following novel testing to characterize the effect of electrical noise of a pulsed device on a spacecraft.

Using Computational Fluid Dynamic Tools to Refine Thruster Development (with visuals).

Our team spent a week in the California desert testing ASCENT thruster technology as part of our latest AFRL SPRINT award work scope. We knew this test site was our spot when we discovered a marking of the Rebel Alliance from a satellite image.

Who else will be in Orlando, FL for the Spacepower Conference next week? #SpacepowerConference2024 #Spacepower2024

Director of Advanced Propellants, Dr. Michael Martin, Named AIAA Associate Fellow (

RT @payloadspace: .@BenchmarkSpace won a two-year AFRL contract worth $4.9M to continue its development of cleaner-fueled propulsion system….

Press Release: Benchmark Awarded $4.9M Air Force Research Lab Contract to Scale ASCENT-Fueled Thrusters for Government Missions.

RT @payloadspace: VT-based space mobility company @BenchmarkSpace added Starlight’s Hall-effect thrusters and 21SoftWare’s security platfor….

In case you missed our announcement at SmallSat Conference - Press Release: Benchmark Expands Partnership Network with Starlight Hall Thruster to Augment Mission Coverage (

Check out the technical paper presented by Vice President, Electric Propulsion, Kent Frankovich, at the 3AF SPACE PROPULSION CONFERENCE in Glasgow, Scotland. Metal Plasma Thruster (MPT): From Garage To Orbit in 4 Years (

It's getting hot at Benchmark

Benchmark Team Performs Simultaneous Bi-Coastal Hotfire Testing

Pride Month may be winding down, but celebrating the diversity that propels us forward continues on year round. #PrideMonth #SpaceForAll

Take a virtual look inside the walls of Benchmark’s new state-of-the-art facility on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont.