John Slough

Dr. John Slough at the University of Washington initiates the NASA-sponsored FRC Acceleration Space Thruster (FAST) experiment.

A parallel, propulsion-focused lineage was established under the sponsorship of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The FRC Acceleration Space Thruster (FAST) experiment, a collaboration between NASA

Dr. John Slough and Alan Hoffman initiate the Pulsed High Density (PHD) FRC Experiment to explore compact, high-energy-density fusion regimes.

The FRC technology concepts and talent pool originating from Dr. John Slough's NASA-backed research were strategically split into two separate private entities. MSNW LLC was founded by Slough to conti

MSNW LLC's FRC-based ELF thruster with NASA funding.

Dr. Toru Weber (University of Washington) and Dr. John Slough (MSNW) publish foundational research on the Electrodeless Lorentz Force (ELF) thruster.

John Slough, David Kirtley, and Thomas Weber publish on the Electrodeless Lorentz Force (ELF) thruster, explicitly linking it to pulsed plasmoid propulsion.

NASA NIAC funds FDR by Slough at MSNW. MIF metal liners for propulsion. Track 1 of Slough three-track network.

Anthony Pancotti and John Slough document the Fusion Driven Rocket concept in a NASA report.

The core team at MSNW LLC, including David Kirtley and John Slough, spins out to form Helion Energy to focus on commercial electricity generation.