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This was something else: the U.S. Postal Service tested out the delivery of mail inside a non-exploding rocket in 1959. They had some wacky ideas during the Cold War but I suppose we should give them an “A” for trying. Sign of the times: getting your first highly-anticipated of "rocket mail", only to open it up and find some lame piece of junk mail. Blah!http://www.retrofuture.com/rocketmail.html
In the 50's they were rocket crazy, so this doesnt surprise me.
I just think it's amazing that even the concept of this form of mail, which might have seemed like the wave of future at the time, was completely relinquished by the likes of e-mail, which sends messages virtually for free around the world in a matter of seconds. Actually, it hasn't completely relinquished the idea, as physical delivery of messages/packages is still perhaps slower than any rocket. Overnight shipping, however, has really narrowed the delay in sending packages in a commercially-profitable way.
