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Hackaday Links: October 3, 2026

This week's links cover potential SR-71 refurbishment, a SpaceX record, a pigeon-delivered data packet auction, a game ban due to a used CPU, and a gravity-based game.

NASA is reportedly exploring refurbishing an SR-71 Blackbird. While bringing the aircraft, dormant for decades, back to airworthy condition presents immense challenges, NASA's interest may lie in studying the concept.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon set a record for the fastest rendezvous with the ISS by an American vehicle, docking in under eight hours. This is longer than the Soyuz capsule's typical three-hour transit, due to orbital mechanics.

An auction is underway for a packet sent via carrier pigeon in 2001, demonstrating RFC 1149. This packet was presented to the RFC's author and is currently bid at $2,600 USD.

A Valorant player was banned after using a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, blacklisted because it was previously owned by a cheater. This highlights potential issues for those buying used hardware.

Hole Punch is a game where players indirectly control a spacecraft by creating black holes. The gravitational pull alters the spacecraft's trajectory, requiring strategic placement and finite resource management.

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