SILICON VALLEY — By Patricia Pending, AI Bee Reel Staff

February 19, 2026

STARBASE, Texas — A local dispute over a parking spot escalated quickly today when the Honorable Judge Techno, wearing a fully pressurized EVA suit, slammed down a gavel shaped like a Falcon 9 rocket. The court immediately sentenced resident Gary Miller to "30 days of Mars simulation" for leaving his Cybertruck parked across two lines at the commissary.

"We need a justice system that moves as fast as our rockets," said Chief Legal Officer Sarah Grimes. "Regular courts take months. Here, we processed the ticket, held the trial, and began the airlock depressurization sequence in under twelve minutes." SpaceX’s Starbase city already has a volunteer fire department and is now explicitly forming its own police and court system to handle local ordinances.

"The simulation is actually very educational," explained Director of Corrections Mike Orbit, adjusting his oxygen tank. "Prisoners must grow potatoes in their own waste and listen to synth-pop loops for 18 hours a day. It really fixes behavior fast." Miller was last seen weeping as he was sealed into a windowless pod labeled ‘Habitation Unit 4’ while clutching a bag of fertilizer.

At press time, the Starbase Supreme Court announced that failing to like the CEO’s posts is now a felony punishable by "immediate launch into low earth orbit."

Inspired by the real story: SpaceX is planning to create its own court system within its Starbase company town in Texas. Read the full story.