NASA could bring back SR-71 as missing Blackbird sparks wild speculation about the world's fastest plane ever and former staffers contacted for 'help'

NASA's SR-71 Blackbird has vanished from its outdoor display pole

Satellite imagery shows the Blackbird was gone by mid-May 2026, or possibly April

Retired engineers Mike Relja and Tim Conners declined NASA's offer to help fly the Blackbird

A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird with tail number 844 has vanished from the outdoor exhibit at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, prompting questions about the agency's plans.

Satellite imagery obtained by Aviation Week shows the aircraft had left its pole by the middle…