SpaceX Uses Robotic Dog Zeus to Investigate Starship SN10 Explosion After Landing

SpaceX's Boston Dynamics robodog Zeus inspected the aftermath of the fallen rocket Starship Serial Number 10 (SN10). The yellow, four-legged robot was spotted prancing around SpaceX¡¯s testing facility in Boca Chica while exploring the wreckage.

Twitter

According to Mail Online, SN10 successfully re-fired its engines to flip itself upright and touch down softly on the ground. But then it exploded 10 minutes later.

Also Read: Tesla & Space X Founder Elon Musk Has An Active Hollywood Acting Career, Here Are All His Cameos

Photographers and SpaceX fans flocked to the company's facilities on Thursday morning to watch the clean-up from a distance. That's when they spotted a fascinating four-legged robot wandering the wreckage.

Spot!! pic.twitter.com/mkvqoQ2jEg

¡ª SPadre (@SpacePadreIsle) March 4, 2021

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk praised the rocket when it touched down ¡®in one piece,¡¯ but returned to Twitter after it exploded saying, ¡®RIP SN10, honorable discharge.¡¯

The prototype's mission was to gather data on controlling the rocket during re-entry and it was also the only one out of three to stick the landing ¨C so many are calling the launch a success rather than another Starship failure.

Here boi!!! pic.twitter.com/MdvSc1FLtX

¡ª SPadre (@SpacePadreIsle) March 4, 2021

The robot was designed by Boston Dynamics, which is now owned by Hyundai, and first appeared at SpaceX¡¯s facility in June 2020 when the firm was conducting a cryogenic pressure test on the Starship SN7 dome tank prototype.

Also Read: Scientists Are Now Using A Robot Dog To Sniff Out Radiation Levels In Ukraine¡¯s Chernobyl

Twitter

The robot, which costs 75,000 USD, is suited for indoor or outdoor use, can map its environment, sense and avoid obstacles, climb stairs and open doors.