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NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why (nypost.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I'd love to know what NASA has planned for it.

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[–] BillionaireStew@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Perhaps NASA is doing it to make a trophy that might impress the imbecile emperor in hopes of securing funding for space science.

Like in Rainbow Mars when the Time Travel Bureau has to go on safari to capture extinct pets for their imbecile emperor.

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[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Wasn't NASA defunded?

[–] borokov@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Cause this plane is so fucking cool ! If only ESA could do the same with Le Concorde

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[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To test against the SR-72.

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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Is it aliens? It’s gotta be cause of aliens.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Definitely aliens

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Mysterious, won’t say why, what are they hiding the shocking truth they aren’t telling you….

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