Boeing
A major aerospace defense contractor involved in Skunk Works CFR test operations per 2025 corpus documents.
Verified Primary Sources
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Timeline Mentions (8)
AeroSpike XRS-2200 Testing
Boeing RocketDyne Division tests the AeroSpike XRS-2200 engine at Stennis Space Center.
Stealth and AeroSpike Testing
Lockheed D-21, A-11, and YF-12 stealth aircraft undergo flight testing; Boeing-RocketDyne tests the AeroSpike XRS-2200 engine.
Soviet 'cold explosion' tests begin (detected by US satellites)
78+ anomalous mushroom clouds over Soviet Arctic and Pacific. April 1984 Japan incident. Not nuclear, not seismic.
Ben Rich Directs Skunk Works
Ben Rich succeeds Kelly Johnson as director of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, overseeing the development of stealth and revolutionary propulsion concepts.
LANL adiabatic compression of FRCs
Foundational paper on compressive heating of FRC plasmas, later inherited by the CFR program.
Death of Ben Rich
The former head of Skunk Works passes away, leaving a legacy of clandestine aerospace development and propulsion ambition.
McDonnell Douglas-Boeing Merger
McDonnell Douglas merges with Boeing, transferring DC-X intellectual property and personnel expertise to Boeing Phantom Works.
U.S. Compact Fusion Aerospace Program Initiated
A highly classified U.S. program begins development of a revolutionary aerospace platform powered by a Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) based on FRC physics.