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A secret space plane. james bond kind of stuff. this isn't a movie. the pron the project launched last night. it is kind of a mystery. barbara starr has been digging for answers. >> when you look at that video from cape canaveral, it did look very cool. the question really remains, what is this secret air force program? >> reporter: it's a military mystery. what is this? is it an aircraft, the next generation space shuttle? why is it such a secret? this is the x-37b, a classified air force project that has never been fully explained by the pentagon. it hasn't stopped the speculation. some worr...

S in space. that the plane might someday carry weapons to shoot down enemy satellites. >> it may be used as a quick response vehicle where it could be used to be launched very quickly, be sent over the planet to dangerous spot very quickly. then, release weapons at that point. >> reporter: in a recent meeting with reporters, a top air force official said, no way. >> i don't know how this could be called weaponization of space. fundamentally, it's an updated version of the space shuttle kind of activities in space. >> liftoff. >> reporter: unlike the reusable space shuttle, the x-37b is unmanne...

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