▲ 557 ▼ NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why (nypost.com) submitted 3 weeks ago by Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 338 comments fedilink hide all child comments Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I'd love to know what NASA has planned for it.
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 48 points 3 weeks ago (4 children) I'll stop and read this, every time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Same. Which is why I didn't mind finding it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago I think there's part of every nerd that loves seeing a real expert casually embarrass some cocky hotshot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] khannie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago Thanks for taking the time. I must have read that five times before but it's such a great story I'll always take the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago I saw Shul (and Walter too) speak at an event near my house shortly before he died. He closed with this story, which if I'm honest I'm sure 90% of the crowd was there to hear. It was like the Beatles playing Hey Jude or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children) Same. Which is why I didn't mind finding it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago I think there's part of every nerd that loves seeing a real expert casually embarrass some cocky hotshot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] khannie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago Thanks for taking the time. I must have read that five times before but it's such a great story I'll always take the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago I think there's part of every nerd that loves seeing a real expert casually embarrass some cocky hotshot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khannie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago Thanks for taking the time. I must have read that five times before but it's such a great story I'll always take the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago I saw Shul (and Walter too) speak at an event near my house shortly before he died. He closed with this story, which if I'm honest I'm sure 90% of the crowd was there to hear. It was like the Beatles playing Hey Jude or something. permalink fedilink source parent