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The bulk of fusion research has so far been channeled towards plasma containment and a stabilization method. This is the approach used by the ITER tokamak reactor, the cost of which could exceed 13.7 billion (10^9) USD before it's online in the year 2027 if no further delays occurs. Researchers at Lawrenceville Plasma Physics (LPP) Fusion, in a project partially financed by NASA-JPL, are working in a different direction. They plan on using focus fusion, which focuses the plasma in a very small volume to produce fusion and an ion beam which could then be harnessed to produce electricity. It is small enough to fit in a shipping container and can double as a rocket engine. It would cost 50 million USD to produce the working 5 MW prototype. To reach the next hurdle and demonstrate feasibility, LPP Fusion has started an Indiegogo campaign to raise 200 000 USD and so far 53 860 USD has been raised.