Can you be charged with DUI when driving a spaceship?
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Yes, in effect.
There are federal laws (and other laws in some other countries) that prohibit flying any aircraft while intoxicated -- and a spacecraft would count as an aircraft when operated in the atmosphere.
In orbit, or deep space, you're running into jurisdictional problems of what laws (if any) would apply. But military officers would still be subject to the laws of their nation.
Who's going to pull them over?...
Yes, I am sure DUI's would be punishable no matter what you were driving.
LoL..I'm sure you could be! But if I were the person who was driving..I would just fly away..Who is going to catch you up there?
Probably not, but you could be charged with public intoxication, and public endangerment.
Well, when they get police in space, then yes I guess you could.
I knew there would be problems with those things as soon as they allowed women on them. What use would they be if they couldn't grab you a beer from the space fridge.
Yes, and boy are those tickets expensive.
You can be charged if flying or riding a bicycle, so why not? But it hasn't been substantiated yet, and an astronaut couldn't be charged with DUI if he weren't operating the craft. Most of them are passengers for the trip up and back, and aren't the ones operating it.
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