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NASA Seeks Retired Engineers to Revive an SR-71 Blackbird
Original: NASA Has Made Job Offers to 2 Retired Engineers in Their Seventies to Help Restart an SR-71 Blackbird. The Aircraft Last Flew on October 9, 1999, and Nobody Has Turned Its Engines Since.
NASA has reportedly made job offers to two retired engineers in their seventies to help bring an SR-71 Blackbird back to life. The legendary Mach 3 spy plane last flew on October 9, 1999, and its engines have not been run since. The idea of restarting an aircraft with so few people left who know how to maintain it is drawing wide attention.
Why now: The prospect of resurrecting the iconic Blackbird, and NASA relying on elderly retired specialists to do it, is striking news that sparks nostalgia and curiosity about supersonic flight.
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