A long list of seemingly impregnable challenges confronts a NASA team working to put this SR-71A back in flight for the first time since 1999, former Blackbird workers say.
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Mike Relja, a retiree in his late 70s, received an unexpected job offer from NASA about a month ago. The assignment: Help put a former NASA-operated Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird back in the air after a nearly 27-year hiatus. Two former test engineers confirm jobs were offered NASA withdrew Tail No. 844...
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