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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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[–] 32 points 1 day ago (8 children)

OK - so, Trump thinks they are cool and wants them back in action despite having better technology already in place. This tracks because of his dumb Trump-class battleship in development, which will be closed down soon after being commissioned because it's a dumb idea.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    It's sad that that is the most likely explanation. No grand strategic vision, no plan, just being nostalgic for the eighties.

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