Yes. The Delta IV Heavy can launch up to 28,000kg. Falcon Heavy can launch more, but is too new for this program. The theoretical weight of these tungsten rods varies in descriptions of the concept, but a commonly cited figure is around 20 feet in length and about 1 foot in diameter, weighing approximately 9,000 to 12,000 kilograms (20,000 to 26,000 pounds). Obviously such a system could merely be the rod itself, with an RCS guidance package on the end. The theories I've seen states that these rods could be launched individually or in pairs and would orbit (and de-orbit on command) independently.
I'll stick with DEWs which don't need to be in orbit, they can more easily be deployed by plane (SKY) or ship.
You are going by the logical phallacy called "incredulity," where you are choosing the theories that feel "right" to you, rather than the theories that are within our current technological capabilities. For instance, the "airplane laser DEW" program was a total failure. The Boeing 747 is now sitting abandoned and almost totally dismantled in the "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
But no, we need magical "skyships," LOL.
Yes. The Delta IV Heavy can launch up to 28,000kg. The theoretical weight of these tungsten rods varies in descriptions of the concept, but a commonly cited figure is around 20 feet in length and about 1 foot in diameter, weighing approximately 9,000 to 12,000 kilograms (20,000 to 26,000 pounds). Obviously such a system could merely be the rod itself, with an RCS guidance package on the end. The theories I've seen states that these rods could be launched individually or in pairs and would orbit (and de-orbit on command) independently.
I'll stick with DEWs which don't need to be in orbit, they can more easily be deployed by plane (SKY) or ship.
You are going by the logical phallacy called "incredulity," where you are choosing the theories that feel "right" to you, rather than the theories that are within our current technological capabilities. For instance, the "airplane laser DEW" program was a total failure. The Boeing 747 is now sitting abandoned and almost totally dismantled in the "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
But no, we need magical "skyships," LOL.
Yes. The Delta IV Heavy can launch up to 28,000kg. The theoretical weight of these tungsten rods varies in descriptions of the concept, but a commonly cited figure is around 20 feet in length and about 1 foot in diameter, weighing approximately 9,000 to 12,000 kilograms (20,000 to 26,000 pounds). Obviously such a system could merely be the rod itself, with an RCS guidance package on the end. The theories I've seen states could be launched individually or in pairs and would orbit (and de-orbit on command) independently.
I'll stick with DEWs which don't need to be in orbit, they can more easily be deployed by plane (SKY) or ship.
You are going by the logical phallacy called "incredulity," where you are choosing the theories that feel "right" to you, rather than the theories that are within our current technological capabilities. For instance, the "airplane laser DEW" program was a total failure. The Boeing 747 is now sitting abandoned and almost totally dismantled in the "Boneyard," at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
But no, we need magical "skyships," LOL.