When the US Navy tried to send mail using a missile

When the US Navy tried to send mail using a missile

What if Americans’ daily mail could be delivered not by postal truck but by a cruise missile? On June 8, 1959, the U.S. Navy had a submarine try just that. It kind of worked. 66 years ago today the U.S. Navy tested out a concept previously known as “rocket mail,” only in this case they used a relatively new Regulus 1 cruise missile.  The idea of “rocket mail” was first theorized in 1810 by German author Heinrich von Kleist. The initial concept w…

On June 8, 1959 a Navy submarine fired a guided missile carrying 3,000 letters to debut missile mail

Throughout its history, the Postal Service has explored faster, more efficient forms of mail transportation.