NASA could bring back SR-71 as missing Blackbird sparks wild speculation about the world's fastest plane ever and…
- NASA's SR-71 Blackbird has vanished from its outdoor display pole
- Satellite imagery shows the Blackbird was gone by mid-May 2026, or possibly April
- Retired engineers Mike Relja and Tim Conners declined NASA's offer to help fly the Blackbird
A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird with tail number 844 has vanished from the outdoor exhibit at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, prompting questions about the agency's plans.
Satellite imagery obtained by Aviation Week shows the aircraft had left its pole by the middle of May 2026, and possibly even as early as April.
The aircraft left its pole months before Jared Isaacman, NASA's administrator, showed a silhouette resembling the Blackbird at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles in September.
Former engineers say NASA asked for help
Retired test engineer Mike Relja, now well into his seventies, said NASA offered him work roughly four weeks ago on returning the aircraft to flight, but he...
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