A cargo-delivery rocket that can deliver weapons via space to anywhere in the globe within an hour is being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX for the US military. A cargo-delivery rocket that can deliver weapons and hardware to anywhere in the globe within an hour is being developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX for the US military. At present, each C-17 cargo aircraft cost the US military around $218 million — it is unclear at present how this, and operating costs, would compare with the rocket. SpaceX's proposed cargo rocket could make the journey within an hourKey to the realisation of a rocket-based cargo-carrying system is the ability to ensure safe and accurate landings. 'What would be the urgency for sending military cargo through space?'

Source: Daily Mail October 09, 2020 10:55 UTC