Targeting the rapdily growing small satellite market, Benchmark Space Systems is structured around building a low-cost propulsion system using a non-toxic, inert chemical that is safe to transport and to store, making it attractive to a range of customers. With the small satellite market predicted to grow steadily over the next decade - from simple orbit adjustments through high-agility maneuvers - propulsion is a key enabling technology for this growth. Benchmark's system also includes use of a proprietary, patent-pending system that will offer tremendous value by offering solid performance at a low cost: a resistor jet micro propulsion system that leverages a solid gas generator to offer high-performance, low-cost propulsion with key safety features. The firm's patented and proprietary innovations have been specifically designed to improve safety and capability for spacecraft ranging from 3U through ESPA class. In August 2020 Benchmark Benchmark Space Systems announced an exclusive services agreement with ride share leader Spaceflight Inc. to provide a full range of non-toxic chemical propulsion solutions designed to accelerate satellite rideshare deployments to prime orbital locations aboard its next-generation Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs). Announced earler in 2020, SpaceflightÂ’s first OTV in the Sherpa-NG family, Sherpa FX, will carry 16 customer spacecraft and several hosted payloads aboard a Falcon 9 no earlier than December 2020. In August 2022, it was announced that Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation had been acquired by Benchmark Space Systems
