Archive for May, 2010

February 23, 1936 – two rockets were launched in an attempt to transport mail 2,000 feet across a frozen lake. These rockets crash-landed on the ice and the postmaster had to drag the bags of mail across the frozen lake to the post office.

On June 8, 1959 – a navy submarine fired a guided missile carrying 3,000 letters towards a naval air station in Mayport, FL. At that time the postmaster general stated, “Before man reaches the moon mail will be delivered within hours from New York to California by guided missile.”

On January 7, 2010 – Lorton Data announced the release of “Aqua-Mailer”, a complete, on-demand suite of direct mail services. These “in the cloud” services enable direct mailers to streamline their processes and save on software costs therefore increasing their bottom line profit.