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NASA recruits former SR-71A staff for secret restart
Original: NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart
NASA has reportedly approached several former SR-71A program staff to help with a confidential restart effort, according to Aviation Week. The Blackbird, retired in the 1990s, remains the fastest crewed aircraft ever built, and the reported outreach has fueled speculation that the agency or a defense partner is reviving some aspect of high-speed reconnaissance or hypersonic research.
Why now: Reports that NASA is drawing on SR-71 veterans for a secret project are sparking speculation about a revival of the legendary Blackbird program.
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