Skunk Works Halted Nuclear Fusion Effort Before 2021

A graphic released in 2014 showed the magnetic cusp confinement design of the Skunk Works compact fusion reactor concept. 

Credit: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has canceled an ambitious project to build a nuclear fusion reactor, a top executive said on Aug. 28, confirming a previously undisclosed decision made at least three years ago. The Compact Fusion Reactor program was launched publicly in 2013 with lofty goals to produce...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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