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Sierra Space tests Ghost reentry pod for 90-minute global cargo delivery

Sierra Space, a Sierra Nevada Corporation subsidiary, conducted two high-altitude balloon drop tests of its Ghost reentry vehicle, releasing it from 35,000 and 68,500 feet carrying a bottle of whiskey and a software-defined radio. The tests, part of U.S. Space Command's Apollo Nexus training exercise, mark the vehicle's first trial in two years and aimed to show that liquids and electronics could survive reentry and landing intact.