REPCONN Aerospace

REPCONN Aerospace was a company based in Nevada that specialized in rocket manufacture, primarily for the U.S. government. Their headquarters and test site can still be found in the Mojave Wasteland.

History
It was formed in 2054 after the famous Delta IX rocket was developed then launched. Its original purpose was to develop orbital propulsion systems. Its first line of research was into nuclear fission based propulsion this was soon succeeded by plasma based propulsion.

The company was seen as having great potential; two corporate giants, Poseidon Energy and RobCo Industries, tried to buy out the company. While the former's bid was seen off by a decisive action by Repconn's board of directors under the lead of Vice President Leonard Steeple and Chief Financial Officer Julia Masters, the latter succeeded.

Steeple tried to rally the board again and sought help from Masters. While Julia officially agreed to support him, she was working with General Manager Piers Isley to undermine Steeple's position in the company and get the board of directors to give the Vice President a vote of no confidence, after he refused to even consider selling his part of the company, in order to maintain their independence and integrity.

In 2075, Steeple stepped down from his position as Vice President as the board voted against him and the company was acquired by RobCo Industries. Carl Rook became the next Vice President and his first move was to enhance security around the company and initiate a weapons research programme for Colonel Moretti of the US military. By 2076, the Quantum Plasma Modulation Matter Injection Rifle project was underway. The first fully working prototype was completed using stolen Project Semele schematics, acquired by Carl Rook's sources inside Poseidon Energy.