this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2026

437 points (96.8% liked)

Technology

technology@lemmy.world

88,348 readers

14,741 active

3,583 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related news or articles.
Be excellent to each other!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 3 years ago

moderators

L3s@lemmy.world

enu@lemmy.world

technopagan@lemmy.world

L4s@lemmy.world

L3s@hackingne.ws

NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why (nypost.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

249 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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I mean if it's the fastest, why would it really be retired? It'd be like Michael Phelps retiring after his first gold medal.

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] _skj@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

They are expensive to fly and maintain and their primary purpose as a high-altitude spy plane has been taken over by satellites.

They are still really cool, we just don't have a good use for them.

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 point 13 minutes ago

I'd give them $3.50 for a Joyride.

parent