Bering was founded in Seattle Washington on May 9th, 1917 by Anthony Bering, a graduate student in Aeronautical Engineering. Over the years to come, the small company Bering would provide small contracts to private owners until the 1920s when a Bering aircraft entered full-time military service. In the years to come, Bering would gain more and more contracts for both private needs and contracts connected to the US Government. In the late 20th and Early 21st Centuries Bering worked in close connection with the United States Space Administration and in 2039 established the Cougar Mountain Advanced Propulsion Facility a few miles east of Seattle Washington.