Another space enthusiast entered the SpaceX site in Boca Chica, Texas, last month, risking legal repercussions and even worse, the anger of dozens of SpaceX believers, Virgin reports.
A South Texas YouTuber named Caesar sinned on the site, recorded himself walking and uploaded the video – or, as some might say, incriminating evidence – to his channel for all to see. The video was soon disassembled, but reloaded by another YouTuber who had the precision to save vacuum for posterity.
Caesar runs a small canal, Loco Vlogs, which reminded me of one of my favorite robots, Johnny Five. He made his way through the missile campus before entering just below SN11 or the Starship Prototype serial number. CNBC. He recorded images of his engines and then ran away from the site enthusiastically.
But here’s what I do and what I think is the big problem in these types of burglaries: the area is called StarBase by SpaceX, but it looks more like a construction site. I don’t understand why this place suddenly became “… became a mecca for SpaceX fans”, as Business Insider describes.
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What’s the big deal here? It’s a rocket, sure, but it’s out of context. This is just a static, phallic object, surrounded by elevators and light towers that you would encounter on any construction site. Why would anyone risk being arrested for breaking into what is essentially a helmet site?
More importantly, why doesn’t SpaceX work better than a security chain fence? Most construction sites have stricter security than this billion-dollar rocket. It is obvious how easily anyone can waltz and screw with the prototype. What if the next person to fix this isn’t a harmless standard on YouTube?
Caesar was not arrested and, a few days after his walk under the starship, apologized in another video, saying, “I will never commit another crime like this again.”
StarBase offenders have been previously arrested. Verge cites a 2019 report from Business Insider which detailed a similar break. A A man from California was asked to surrender after posting photos with him on the Boca Chica website on his Facebook page.
Both SpaceX and Cameron County have filed charges, and the man spent an evening in jail before paying a $ 4,000 bond, according to report. Please save yourself the trouble: if you have to watch a SpaceX rocket decaying, do it remotely, maybe from the very decent beach of South Padre.
