▲ 544 ▼ NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why (nypost.com) submitted 1 month ago by Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 308 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🚀 2 Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I'd love to know what NASA has planned for it.
[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children) I mean it would be awesome to have a chance to see it fly permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago I took my then-GF's kids to see it. They're grown and they still talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I saw it do a fly-by, with afterburners on, at an airshow back when i was a kid permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago I took my then-GF's kids to see it. They're grown and they still talk about it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I saw it do a fly-by, with afterburners on, at an airshow back when i was a kid permalink fedilink source parent