Daedalus has been credited with myriad marvels within Greek mythology. But it is the story of Icarus which has intrigued and inspired generations of inventors.
Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Lockheed needed “to build the impossible and do it fast.” Called the SR-71 SR for Strategic Reconnaissance it first flew on December 22, 1964.