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"It'll Mess Up Your Head Really Quick": What SR-71 Pilots Saw At The Edge Of Earth's Atmosphere
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The SR-71 Blackbird was an incredible Intelligence asset, it was also a mobile stellar observatory, given the right conditions.
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