This cargo was delivered from orbit by a giant SpaceX hockey puck.
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has successfully tested SpaceX’s disc-shaped Starfall reentry capsule in an effort to determine the viability of point-to-point rocket cargo deliveries. Starfall carried AFRL-developed cargo pods that were recovered after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, containing essential survival kits that might be needed on real emergency missions. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/HVGkGkWWAAArWxx.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/AFRL-SpaceX-Starfall-test-photos.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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