After a mission that lasted 7 months, the USAF secret X-37B mini-space shuttle returned during early December 2010. More missions are scheduled. The craft, a robotic Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is designed to be a 'launch on demand' space capable platform that could do all kinds of work for the military. It has the advantages of speed, stealth and surprise.
Some insiders in the aerospace industry claim that the OTV successfully tested a weapons system called the 'Rods from God.' The weapon sets off explosive bolts and fires harpoon-like tungsten rods at targets on Earth. The kinetic energy upon impact can equal a low-yield nuclear device without the radiation."
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