NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR71 Blackbird, out of retirement

NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why

Sep 29, 2026

NASA appears to be pulling its SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest production plane ever made, out of retirement as the Trump administration teases its new line of hypersonic surveillance jets — but doubt remains if the old aircraft can soar again.