It is fake but would of been funny lol
What the original image showed was he snuck a candy filled Easter egg for each of the crew members for Easter on board with out the crew knowing. Which is really sweet. He was showing colored plastic eggs in the bag.
Really good editing though.
Lol. The day has already come long ago. Asides from various treaties and accords and resolutions- most nations already have laws for space. Some nuanced scenarios may require interpretation- but in general- the legal concept applies in space which applies somewhere like Antarctica “international waters” on earth. Most nations- like the USA, have laws that say any citizen of that nation is bound by the home laws in any nation or place.
Anywhere within the atmosphere- there isn’t any reason to consider things differently than if one is on an aircraft. Once one leaves the atmosphere- they have left the planet- but unless a law specifies it only covers the earth- the same jurisdictional guidelines can be applied as here on earth- and the primary factors there are what country you are a citizen of- and if there is a direct victim- what country they are a citizen of.
Several treaties and agreements make a country liable for damages caused by equipment or personnel “belonging” to that country in space- so if you drop a rock on the Eiffel Tower from space- the French government will likely seek either extradition of you for direct punishment under French law- or will seek damages from your countries government and your country would then take its own actions against you for restitution.
There are places where President hasn’t been set and a good (or bad) lawyer could make all sorts of arguments- for example a crime that becomes a felony when crossing state or national borders, a crime that changes from a local to federal or higher court when committed across borders or in the air- there are television legal show worthy absurdities that could be argued- but real courts rarely (but sometimes do) entertain these sorts of claims in good favor or humor.
There’s room for politicking of course. There are odd pocket cases and some laws are worded so specifically that legitimate arguments could be made that they would apply in space proper- and could disqualify a crime from blanket considerations under the “native citizen” clauses of many legal systems. These would be case by case and the exception not the rule.
But as a braid generality- the law exists in space through several specific instruments as well as many general provisions of law. For all practical purposes, you have to land back on earth someday- and for the most part, fiction has created the idea that “anything goes in international waters” or that “all you have to do is make it across the border and you’re free!” In real life this is generally not the case. A crime doesn’t need to be committed within a jurisdiction to be prosecuted in that jurisdiction- the jurisdiction in question just needs establish by its own rules that it has the authority to prosecute, and the desire to do so. The biggest complicating factor in the complexity of international law when it comes to that very simple explanation?
Objections and diplomacy. Commit a crime in a foreign country and that country may want to prosecute and punish you. If your government agrees- it’s pretty straight forward minus appeals in your home county that can fight that. If your government doesn’t want to hand you over- it becomes a political matter of relations between nations. But if you commit a crime in Belgium and then travel to Argentina- even if the Argentinian government doesn’t care to arrest you or allow your arrest- if you leave Argentina you can be arrested if Belgium or their friends want you. So eventually you will leave space. Then it is just international law.
Or hot box the EVA suit. You don’t even have to worry about going to the bathroom. The suit handles it. Just chill and watch the stars. On the subject- and this is kinda funny... We don’t have to bring space into it on weed. In California- you can smoke all day every day and no one will stop you. There are apps to get it delivered and billboards on the freeways. BUT- technically, a federal agent could storm in on you at any moment and arrest you. When many states started “legalization” years ago- the feds sent teams to bust up and arrest businesses the state and local authorities had given legal permits to. If you fly from SFO to LAX- weed is legal both places and your plane may never leave the states airspace... but you can still be arrested for it if you bring weed with you.
So if your space flight launched and landed in a state with legal weed (currently manned launches in the USA only take place in states weed isn’t legalized though...) You’d be completely legal on the ground- but once in space you’d be under federal justification! So you could PROBABLY smoke weed in space (technical and medical challenges asides) BUT- if the federal government had evidence you did and could prove it- they could THEORETICALLY arrest you when you landed- and this is one of those “gray areas” we talked about in space law. Would they be able to charge you with petty drug charges like possession- or does that become trafficking or some other charge? If you fly the ship at all- can they get you on charges or operating an aircraft under the influence?
We don’t currently know. They don’t tend to bother to prosecute personal users at a state level- but if one FLAGRANTLY used weed in space- because of the high profile- because of the desire to assert jurisdiction and establish precedent- would they actually prosecute you? That is a question you’ll have to get to space in order to find out. Or just give Elon Musk enough time and he’ll likely find out for you.
What the original image showed was he snuck a candy filled Easter egg for each of the crew members for Easter on board with out the crew knowing. Which is really sweet. He was showing colored plastic eggs in the bag.
Really good editing though.
You ever go to a heavy smoker house and the walls be covered in a thick yellowish goo?