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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)
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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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NASA flies U-2 spy planes over wildfires. They might be able to do the same thing with the SR-71. I really don't know, that's my best guess for a realistic use case.

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