YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt detained after exploring Russian space center YouTube: Bald and Bankrupt, Roscosmos TVBenjamin Rich, known as YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt, was arrested and detained by authorities in Kazakhstan after exploring a Russian-owned space center. Benjamin Rich is better known under the YouTube moniker Bald and Bankrupt, where the content creator explores mysterious and often dangerous parts of the globe. With over 3.5 million subscribers tuning in for his vlogs, the YouTuber\u2019s latest journey to a Russian-controlled space center is his most controversial yet. Rich was detained at a Russian space center in Baikonur by local authorities. YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt detained in Baikonur Benjamin Rich was held by local authorities at Baikonur Cosmodrome, along with his wife Alina Tseliupa. Russian politician and Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, explained that the \u201cexact level of participation in illegal activities\u201d was yet to be decided according to Sky News. While Rich was initially held at a launchpad within the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the YouTuber was later released and fined for his unauthorized exploration of the area. Rich later responded to concerned followers on his Instagram, beginning by saying \u201capparently people think I\u2019m in a gulag because of some Twitter post.\u201d He continued: \u201cI was questioned by Russian police for a few hours for going to see the Buran Rocket, without the special permission and given a \u00a360 administrative fine, just like hundreds of foreign adventurers before me.\u201d Before heading to the Cosmodrome, Rich was last seen on Instagram admiring Soviet mosaics in an unspecified location. The Baikonur Cosmodrome was established by USSR Ministry of Defence on June 2, 1995. Built to serve as the base of operations for the Soviet space program, the area is known for the launch of Vostok 1 (the first human spaceflight in history) and Sputnik 1 (the first artificial satellite).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt detained after exploring Russian space center YouTube: Bald and Bankrupt, Roscosmos TVBenjamin Rich, known as YouTuber Bald and Bankrupt, was arrested and detained by authorities in Kazakhstan after exploring a Russian-owned space center. Benjamin Rich is better known under the YouTube moniker Bald and Bankrupt, where the content creator explores mysterious […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}