U.S. military-backed cargo pod promises 90-minute orbital delivery anywhere on Earth

What happened

Sierra Space, a subsidiary of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, has successfully completed two test drops of its Ghost reentry vehicle while carrying a bottle of whiskey and a software-defined radio. Space Command’s Apollo Nexus training exercise, which aims to demonstrate the needed synchronization of multiple units in complex operations.

Sierra Space is testing its Ghost reentry vehicle, which is designed to deliver supplies to any unit across the world within 90 minutes. military-backed company plans to deliver a payload to any point on Earth within 90 minutes by prepositioning assets in space and then calling down delivery vehicles as needed.

According to Aviation Week, the test was conducted using high-altitude balloons that dropped it from 35,000 feet and 68,500 feet. This demonstration is part of the U.S.