Skunk Works to modify SR-71 for aerospike engine tests

One of NASA's SR-71 Blackbirds is scheduled to return to the Skunk Works for modifications that will allow it to test a scaled-down version of an aerospike engine intended for use on the Lockheed Martin X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, formerly Lockheed Advanced...

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