The Pentagon Wants To Know If They Can Ship Cargo And Weapons Through Space That Can Deliver To Any Location On Earth Within An Hour

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US on February 6, 2018 (Reuters) 


A military team is working with SpaceX to flesh out the prospect of shipping routes that pass through space, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said Oct. 7. 

That group could demonstrate as early as 2021 whether quickly sending cargo around the globe via space is feasible, Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons said. 

“Think about moving the equivalent of a C-17 payload anywhere on the globe in less than an hour,” Lyons said at a National Defense Transportation Association event. “Think about that speed associated with the movement of transportation of cargo and people. There is a lot of potential here.” 

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WNU Editor: I am confident that SpaceX will be capable of dropping a load of cargo to anyplace in the world within a very short period of time. But I am also confident that it will not be cheap.

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