El Pentágono y la empresa SpaceX, evalúan la posibilidad de emplear cohetes que puedan transportar cargas de abastecimiento de decenas de toneladas, a tropas desplegadas en cualquier punto de la tierra, en menos de una hora. Si bien se trata de una idea que presenta aspectos favorables y también dificultades de implementación, no puede descartarse debido a la experiencia adquirida por SpaceX y lo revolucionario que resulta disponer de una capacidad logística de extraordinarias características como esta.
The Pentagon’s Transportation Command and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX are teaming up to examine using rockets to ship cargo through space. The plan raises the prospect of sending urgently needed supplies to U.S. troops anywhere on Earth, within minutes. While the idea is technically feasible, there are several factors, including cost and preparation time, that could make it unworkable.
A rocket ship blasting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California could theoretically enter low-Earth orbit and reenter the atmosphere pretty much anywhere on the planet.
Rocket travel would have staggering implications for military transportation. A C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport flying at 500 miles per hour, for example, takes 12 hours to get from California to Okinawa, Japan—an island practically on China’s doorstep. A rocket, however, could make the trip in 30 minutes or less.
Fuente: https://www.popularmechanics.com
