Military, SpaceX studying rockets to move cargo around the world

The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has partnered with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two Texas-based companies to develop the potential use of rockets to rapidly deliver cargo around the world.

The aim is to use commercial space rockets, including SpaceX’s Starship, to move cargo 10 times faster, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander of USTRANSCOM, said during the National Defense Transportation Association’s fall meeting on Oct. 7.

“Think about moving the equivalent of a C-17 payload...

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