Global Postal Services Used to Deliver Mail by Missile

In 1959, the US Postal Department teamed up with the department of defense for the ultimate rocket mail test. They managed to secure a Regulus prime cruise missile with a nuclear warhead on the tip. Notably not wanting to nuke the receiving post office, they replaced that warhead with two mail containers. The entire missile weighed 13,000 pounds and held 3,000 letters. They successfully launched the missile from the U.S. Navy submarine USS Barbero which then struck Naval Base Mayport in Florida 700 miles away, 22 minutes later.

The letters were successfully retrieved and subsequently circulated as directed. The letters were all the same for this test and were spread around as commemorative gifts to postal workers and even President Eisenhower.

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