The Strange Case of Missile Mail: A Drone Archaeology

On June 8,1959 the US Post Office collaborated with the US Navy on an experimental mail missile launch from a submarine off the coast of Florida. Dr. Sterne considers missile mail as an extension of the Post Office’s long-term strategy of adopting new transportation technologies for the movement of mail and as an orchestrated attempt to domesticate missiles for US citizens, as normal parts of commerce and everyday life.