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SR-71 returning to service?

https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/nasa-qu...
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  09/25/26
80AFRC26SS023 — “Technical Support for Legacy Ai...
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  09/25/26
no one can make those engines anymore. They have to study th...
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Date: September 25th, 2026 12:48 AM
Author: gibberish (?)

https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/nasa-quietly-removed-sr-71-storage-amid-x-plane-push

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Date: September 25th, 2026 12:55 AM
Author: gibberish (?)

80AFRC26SS023 — “Technical Support for Legacy Aircraft Engine.” NASA Armstrong intends to sole-source Atec, Inc. for technical support and subject-matter expertise involving a legacy aircraft engine. The procurement category is specifically maintenance/repair/rebuild of engines, turbines and components. NASA says Atec possesses unique knowledge necessary for the requirement. �

GovTribe

80AFRC26SS022 — “Engine Testing & Support.” Posted essentially simultaneously, Armstrong intends to sole-source Pratt & Whitney for OEM aircraft-engine testing and technical support. �

Contracts for engine rebuilds?

Spring 2026: NASA 844 disappears from its longtime outdoor display and reportedly goes into a hangar for inspection. Aviation Week says commercial satellite imagery establishes that it had been removed months before Isaacman's announcement. �

Aviation Week

August 31: Armstrong issues a sole-source requirement for specialized expertise on a “legacy aircraft engine,” explicitly categorized as engine maintenance/repair/rebuild. �

GovTribe

August 31: Armstrong simultaneously seeks Pratt & Whitney OEM engine testing/support. �

GovTribe

September: Isaacman puts up the mysterious Blackbird-like silhouette under “Rebuilding our X-plane portfolio,” says NASA is getting back into flying “high and fast,” and when someone identifies the silhouette as a Blackbird responds, “You sure that's a Blackbird?” �

TWZ

September 24: Aviation Week reveals that 844 has been removed and inspected.

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Date: September 25th, 2026 1:04 AM
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no one can make those engines anymore. They have to study them like artifacts from ancient Greece

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