The Storied History of the United States Postal Service

1959: MIssile Mail
Among the many technologies that the USPS experiemted with was "missile mail." With the goal of creating a faster delviery method, the service teamed up with the U.S. Navy Sub The USS Barbero, which fired a cruise missile with two postal containers in place of ordinance. Though the missile reached its target in Mayport, Florida and its package was delivered successfully, the cost and numerous failures of missile mail ultimately led it to be scrapped.

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