Mach 3.5 Over Libya in an SR-71 Blackbird(thesr71blackbird.com)

165 points by ilamont 3 years ago | 110 comments

The future of Boeing's crewed spaceflight program muddy after Starliner's return(arstechnica.com)

31 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 25 comments

SR-71 Blackbird Speed Check Story(thesr71blackbird.com)

205 points by wallflower 3 years ago | 144 comments

NASA Drops Boeing Starliner from Upcoming Missions(jalopnik.com)

39 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 22 comments

Boeing Starliner could brick ISS docking port if crew abandons it(jalopnik.com)

43 points by CommieBobDole 2 years ago | 48 comments

NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft(arstechnica.com)

17 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 5 comments

NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart(aviationweek.com)

302 points by ilamont 27 days ago | 353 comments

Aviation Week article reporting that NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help with a secret restart effort.

What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane(prospect.org)

735 points by doom2 2 years ago | 446 comments

American Prospect article by Maureen Tkacik on how Boeing's management drove out experienced engineers and workers who knew how to build planes.

The SR-71 Blackbird Astro-Nav System worked by tracking the stars(theaviationgeekclub.com)

333 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 305 comments

Aviation Geek Club article on the SR-71 Blackbird's astro-inertial navigation system, nicknamed R2-D2, which tracked stars even in daylight.

4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program(kcrw.com)

415 points by ProAm 1 year ago | 521 comments

NPR article republished by KCRW reporting that nearly 4,000 NASA employees chose to leave the agency through a deferred resignation program.

US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles(theguardian.com)

485 points by bloak 3 years ago | 869 comments

Guardian news article on calls for the US to disclose UFO evidence after a whistleblower claimed the government holds intact alien vehicles.

Private equity is buying everything from vet offices to tech conglomerates(theverge.com)

482 points by Brajeshwar 3 years ago | 312 comments

A Verge Decoder interview with prosecutor Brendan Ballou on how private equity buys companies from vet offices to tech firms, why the system is broken, and fixes.