The US Space Force has approved the use of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets equipped with reusable boosters to launch top-secret reconnaissance satellites. This was reported by Bloomberg.

In general, SpaceX has previously launched American spy satellites into orbit using the Falcon 9 rocket, but its capabilities are not enough to launch heavy satellites into orbit. Approval was received in June, but it became known about it only now. The first launch of the Falcon Heavy is expected between October and December – SpaceX will deliver a National Reconnaissance Agency satellite into orbit.

As noted, the use of Falcon Heavy not only brings SpaceX closer to the state customer (Bloomberg focuses on strengthening relations between Elon Musk and the Pentagon), but also saves federal budget funds through the use of reusable boosters. The US Space Force has already calculated that the use of reusable Falcon 9 rockets has saved more than $64 million on GPS satellite launch missions.

Photo spies filmed a camouflaged SUV on the roads of China. According to the source, these photos show a promising electric car of the new Interstellar brand, behind which stands the industry leader, BYD. It will be a very expensive car with outstanding off-road potential.

There are not as many details about the project as we would like, but it is reported that the car will receive motor-wheels and a fully controlled chassis (4WS) – both the front and rear wheels will turn. The cross-country ability will be no worse than that of some Cybertruck, high power and very good dynamics are also promised. It is expected that the car will receive the Huawei platform, on the basis of which the functions of the autonomous driving system will work (two lidars are attributed at once).

The premiere of the new Interstellar brand may take place as early as August, and the first car (the one in the photo, but already in commercial form) in the fourth quarter of this year. Sales of new items should start in the first half of 2023. The price of an SUV is also called – from 120 to almost 240 thousand dollars.

At a presentation in China, Xiaomi today, August 11, showed the first branded humanoid robot CyberOne. This humanoid robot can walk independently on two legs and communicate with people. Its maximum CyberOne speed is about 3.6 km/h.

The robot is not planned to be brought to the market – the company will use it as a research platform.

The robot is 177 cm tall and weighs 52 kg. The body is made in black and white. During a conversation with a human, the robot can recognize 45 human emotions. He also knows how to give flowers, which was shown at the presentation. After that, the robot, along with the CEO of the company, took a selfie on the latest Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 foldable smartphone.

An official video also appeared, showing the main features of the new robot:

Previously, Xiaomi presented a huge tablet.