Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoNASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say whynypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1419arrow-down1external-linkNASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say whynypost.comIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square244fedilinkfile-text
Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I’d love to know what NASA has planned for it.
minus-squareHelloDingo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoSeconding this; my dad worked on the U2 for 30-odd years and he’s still kicking!
minus-squareTranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoOh nice, were you guys stationed out at Beale AFB?
Seconding this; my dad worked on the U2 for 30-odd years and he’s still kicking!
Oh nice, were you guys stationed out at Beale AFB?