BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase II: PHASE II SBIR, 80NSSC25C0108, AQUILA - CHEMICAL-ELECTRIC HYBRID TRANSFER STAGE
BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC — SBIR Phase II award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where National Aeronautics and Space Administration funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $847,366 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Power & Energy. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Benchmark Space Systems won a NASA SBIR Phase II award of $847,366 to develop AQUILA, a hybrid chemical-electric transfer stage for moving spacecraft in space. This combines chemical rockets and electric propulsion for more efficient orbital transfers.
- Amount
- $847,366
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541713 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- VT
- Period
- 2025-08-12 → 2027-02-12
Technology domains
Description
PHASE II SBIR, 80NSSC25C0108, AQUILA - CHEMICAL-ELECTRIC HYBRID TRANSFER STAGE