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NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

327 points · 403 comments · ilamont

  1. cryptonector · · focus · HN ↗
    Why though? We have spy sats galore. We have drones galore. Why build or re-certify a spy plane? What can we get from such an expensive project that we can't get much more cheaply in other ways?
    1. EA · · focus · HN ↗
      NASA did not use the SR-71 for the purposes you stated.

      NASA's SR-71 was used for high altitude and high speed science projects.

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