undated file photo released by the Air Force SU shows the space vehicle X-37B.
An experimental space shuttle took off Saturday from Cape Canaveral in a cloud of mystery, as Air Force officials kept mum about the purpose of his mission.
The secret has some analysts to speculate that the X-37B could weapon is a step towards the introduction of a space satellite could cripple international day - or bombs, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The unmanned craft that looks like a shuttle, is the second Air Force orbital test vehicle of its kind, the first robotic aircraft fired into space on an expedition of 270 days last spring and has landed in California in December.
Air Force officials said the aircraft will serve as experimental test platform for satellite sensors and systems and build the first mission. But officials have not revealed his true purpose.
"It's a mystery, because the Air Force is closed mouth about the program," former Air Force officer and space security expert Brian Weeden told the Los Angeles Times. "He brings people say, "What are they hiding? "
Yesterday, the X-37B took off with a rocket Atlas 5. The plane is 29 meters long with a wingspan of 15 feet.
With News Wire Services
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