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Ilovethebomb@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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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/
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Cornpop@Cornpop@lemmy.world
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I mean it would be awesome to have a chance to see it fly

⁨Sep⁩ ⁨30⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨00:17⁩en
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HootinNHollerin@HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I saw it do a fly-by, with afterburners on, at an airshow back when i was a kid

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SnarkoPolo@SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
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I took my then-GF’s kids to see it. They’re grown and they still talk about it.

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