At an undisclosed location in Wyoming, a drone company called Zipline is testing technology that could one day bring reliable drone deliveries from Walmart to the Cowboy State — sooner, rather than later.

The secret testing site on a Wyoming ranch is near one of the state’s borders. Photos from the site show snow-covered peaks in the background in an August 2024 blog post about the work.

There are also foggy shots of suspended drones that look a bit surreal, like something that might have been shot during a post-apocalyptic movie like “The Day After Tomorrow” or “Arctic Blast.”

But the science being done at the secret Wyoming site is anything but fictional.

It’s serious work, being led by scientists with some pretty serious credentials. Gustavo Fujiwara is the aeronautical

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