Air Force's secretive space plane nears maiden voyage, page 1
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reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 03:42 AM by alyosha1981
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Sure but this is an Air Force toy which make me wonder if they want to test some space capable weapons under the guise of "normal" space travel.



reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 03:49 AM by Phage
It's hard to believe that anything that can fly could be that ugly.
www.aviation-news.co.uk...

I think that at this stage of the game we aren't very close to a weapons platform. It's a proof of concept project...see if we can pull it off then take it from there.


reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 03:51 AM by alyosha1981
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It is ugly that's for sure but some (including me) said the same of the predator when given a first glimpse but now look at them, and weaponized to boot!


reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 04:02 AM by ANNED
They are getting rid of the shuttle because its dangerous.

But heres the airforce building there own space plane for reasons unknown.
and they have never said what use it will have.
or if it will be armed.

Is this a carrier for the "Rods from God" weapon.

That would go along with Obama wanting to get rid of nuclear weapons if the Rods from God weapons system was a replacement.
en.wikipedia.org...
www.freerepublic.com...

The cost of a single B2 was 0.5 BILLION (that's with a B). You could have 40 "Rods from God" orbiting for the cost of one B2.
www.abovetopsecret.com...

With a airforce space plane they could service a rods platform or drop smaller Crowbars from God
The most described system is 'an orbiting tungsten telephone pole with small fins and a computer in the back for guidance.' The weapon can be down-scaled, an orbiting "crowbar" rather than a pole.

[edit on 25-10-2009 by ANNED]


reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 04:04 AM by alyosha1981
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All very good points, I imagine a whole fleet of these "mini shuttles" weaponized in orbit and coming down only to fire then shooting back up.
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