Today in History | US Postal Service's First and Only Delivery of "Missile Mail" (1959)

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In 1959, the US Navy assisted the US Post Office Department—predecessor of today's US Postal Service—in its search for a faster form of mail transportation. The USPS tried its first and only delivery of "missile mail" when a Navy submarine fired a guided cruise missile containing 3,000 pieces of mail off the Florida coast. Twenty-two minutes later, the missile landed at a naval station in Mayport, Florida. What bold claims did the postmaster general make about missile mail at the time? Discuss



Source: US Postal Service's First and Only Delivery of "Missile Mail" (1959)