NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why
NASA is reportedly attempting to restore the SR-71 Blackbird, though the agency has not disclosed its reasons. The move coincides with the Trump administration's focus on new hypersonic surveillance technology.
NASA appears to be pulling its SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest production plane ever made, out of retirement as the Trump administration teases its new line of hypersonic surveillance jets — but doubt remains if the old aircraft can soar again.
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