tom-mcguire — Intelligence Entity Profile & Network Graph

Summary

Tom McGuire is a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works engineer who led the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program. He was named as the inventor in Charles Chase's Google Solve for X talk (February 2013) that publicly announced Lockheed's compact fusion ambitions. The CFR concept aimed for a 100 MW reactor in a 1m x 2m cylinder that could 'fit on the back of a truck' and enable Mars missions in 1 month. McGuire's work at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works represents the 'black track' (classified/prime contractor) approach to compact fusion, distinct from the 'gray track' (startup) and 'white track' (openly published) approaches. The 2016 Lockheed patent on coherent matter wave beams is associated with this program.

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Intelligence Summary: Tom McGuire

Node Identity: Tom McGuire is the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works engineer who led the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program — one of the most publicized 'black track' compact fusion efforts. His work represents the prime contractor approach to compact fusion, distinct from startup and academic approaches.

Career:

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Leader of the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program
Named as inventor in Chase's Google Solve for X talk (Feb 2013)

Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR):

100 MW reactor target
1m x 2m cylinder size ('fit on back of a truck')
Mars in 1 month (propulsion application)
2016 Lockheed patent on coherent matter wave beams
Program ran until approximately October 2018 (per Chase departure)

Evidence Calibration:

ESTABLISHED: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works role, CFR program leadership
ESTABLISHED: 2016 patent on coherent matter wave beams
SPECULATIVE: CFR viability (limited public information on results; program status unclear)

Key Findings

▸ Leader of the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program
▸ Named as inventor in Chase's Google Solve for X talk (Feb 2013)
▸ 1m x 2m cylinder size ('fit on back of a truck')
▸ Mars in 1 month (propulsion application)
▸ 2016 Lockheed patent on coherent matter wave beams

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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®

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Glossary Definition

An aerospace engineer and plasma physicist who led the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

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Tom McGuire is a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works engineer who led the Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program. He was named as the inventor in Charles Chase's Google Solve for X talk (February 2013) that publicly announced Lockheed's compact fusion ambitions. The CFR concept aimed for a 100 MW reactor in a 1m x 2m cylinder that could 'fit on the back of a truck' and enable Mars missions in 1 month. McGuire's work at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works represents the 'black track' (classified/prime contractor) approach to compact fusion, distinct from the 'gray track' (startup) and 'white track' (openly published) approaches. The 2016 Lockheed patent on coherent matter wave beams is associated with this program.

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