The Military's Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17's Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)
A new partnership with SpaceX and other companies could revolutionize how quickly the DoD can deliver cargo worldwide, but major questions remain.
ByBrett TingleyOctober 13, 2020
The War Zone
U.S. Army General Stephen R. Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), recently stated that new space technologies being developed by industry partners could soon be able to deliver large loads of cargo to anywhere on the planet in just one hour.
Lyons made the comments while speaking at the National Defense Transportation Association's virtual Fall Meeting on October 7. TRANSCOM has forged a partnership with both SpaceX and Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc) to pursue rapid delivery concepts. XArc is a consulting firm offering expertise in space station and spaceport design, planetary surface systems, and other technology development programs aimed at space exploration and commercialization.
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