NASA's SR-71A returns to flight

NASA has returned its SR-71A research aircraft to flight at Dryden Flight Research Center after an eight-month standdown following the conclusion of the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) for the X-33 program. The SR-71A reached Mach 2.25 at 55,000 feet on the return to flight June 30, Dryden...

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