NASA Quietly Explores Return to Flight for Historic SR-71A After 27 Years

Harger: Seattle's Museum of Flight has a Blackbird. NASA is quietly trying to fly an SR-71 again after 27 years

NASA appears to be trying to fly an SR-71 Blackbird again after 27 years, but missing parts, fuel, and aging expertise make a comeback daunting.

NASA quietly explores return to flight for historic SR-71A after 27 years

NASA may be exploring a return to flight for SR-71A 844, the last Blackbird to fly, after the aircraft was moved into a hangar at Edwards.

Lessons Learned From Getting An SR-71 In The Air Again May Be As Valuable As Its Flight Test Data

Just the process of reviving the Blackbird and its exotic supply chain could be an endeavor that pays off larger than whatever it does once it is back flying.

‘Seals and Gaskets Have Dried Out and Would Crumble’: Why Bringing Back a Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird Into the Sky Might Takes Years and a Lot of Cash

Reviving the SR-71 Blackbird means finding four J58 engines, replacing rodent-chewed wiring, building two JP-7 tankers and absorbing 300 maintenance hours per hour aloft. $600 million in spares were destroyed long ago.