Two activists seen from the back, moving away from the camera. They are wearing red overalls with "Stop Star Wars" written on the back, their hands are cuffed together. 17 activists protested outside the US embassy at the same day as the 17 Greenpeace activists were formally charged at a court hearing in the USA. The 17 activists face charges that carry sentences of up to 6 years in prison, following a Greenpeace protest at California's Vandenberg military base which delayed a test of the Star Wars missile system in July. The Star Wars 17 face two charges: "Conspiracy to violate a safety zone" and "Conspiracy to violate a direct order".