Rocket mail is the delivery of mail by rocket or missile. The rocket would land by deploying an internal parachute upon arrival. It has been attempted by various organizations in many different countries, with varying levels of success. It has never become widely seen as being a viable option for delivering mail, due to the cost of the schemes and numerous failures.
The collection of philatelic material ("stamps") used for (and depicting) rocket mail is a specialist branch of aerophilately known as astrophilately.
Read more about Rocket Mail: Pioneers, United States Postal Service, Russian Submarine Launches, Reusable Launch Vehicles, Occurrences in Popular Culture
Famous quotes containing the words rocket and/or mail:
“A rocket is a reed that thinks brilliantly.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“The mail from Tunis, probably,
An easy Morning’s Ride—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)