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NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why
Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I’d love to know what NASA has planned for it.
nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/us-quietly-sr-71-blackbird-out-of-retirement-and-wont-say-why/Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
They fired all the people who knew how to build shit and now they are desperately sending a bunch of newbies to “reverse engineer” the plane and try to figure out how it works. /s
Replying to @melsaskca@lemmy.ca
They would be pretty retired but this probably isn’t that far off…
Replying to @CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world
Given the US diet and healthcare system, I’d say many are definitely 6ft under