Boaters, one flying a Trump flag, swarmed SpaceX's historic landing on Sunday and endangered NASA astronauts — and they'll never be punished
A boat with a person waving a Trump flag passes close to the Crew Dragon capsule after splashdown, August 2, 2020.SpaceX's historic first spaceflight with NASA astronauts concluded Sunday when the Crew Dragon spaceship splashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
The landing site off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, drew a crowd of onlookers in their own boats. Some got close to the spaceship, including a boat flying a Trump flag that sped into view of NASA's live feed. The Coast Guard does not have authority to establish restricted areas for these types of events beyond the navigable waterways of the United States, which in most cases is 12-nautical miles from shore. Without a duly established restricted area,
Cordoning off a 10-square-mile area of the Gulf of Mexico would be, of course, be challenging and require scores of boats and helicopters to make sure boaters weren't drifting into the area.
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