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Former SR-71 engineer talks NASA's Blackbird revival program

110 points · 76 comments · rkagerer

  1. whatever1 · · focus · HN ↗
    I wonder for such abandoned projects with non existent supply chain/know-how/documentation, whether there is any benefit of trying to revive them instead of starting from scratch.
    1. walrus01 · · focus · HN ↗
      I would bet good money it's one of two things:

      a) Some clearly preposterous order that originated with the demented commander in chief, and they're just going through the motions. Same concept as ordering steam catapults put back on aircraft carriers.

      or

      b) Intentional misdirect/bait to send various groups of people off in a wrong direction as cover for something else entirely.

      1. nxobject · · focus · HN ↗
        As a joke (d), Isaacman wanted to confirm whether the first “A” still stood for “aeronautics”.
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