SpaceX just helped the U.S. Air Force test an entirely new kind of global logistics ๐บ๐ธ
The October 20 Bandwagon-5 mission carried Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) cargo pods inside SpaceX's Starfall reentry capsule
Inside were:
โข Emergency medical equipment
โข Survival gear
โข Batteries + electronics
โข Satellite communications tracker
โข Water desalination equipment
The test used sensors to measure how the cargo handles the extreme conditions of launch and reentry
And the bigger goal is use rockets to rapidly deliver critical supplies anywhere in the world for military resupply, rescue operations and disaster relief, even where roads and runways are unavailable
SpaceX is helping turn spaceflight into an entirely new form of global logistics