Asgardia Space Nation

Toroid

Founding Member
The first satellite Asgardia 1 launched aboard a commercial spacecraft. It will stay in orbit for five years before burning up. It contains the data of 18,000 Asgardia citizens and the nanosat is the size of a loaf of bread. The goal is to eventually protect Earth from space threats.
Asgardia, the World’s First Space Nation, Successfully Launches its First Satellite
On November 12, the space nation Asgardia has successfully launched its first satellite aboard a commercial spacecraft from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Although the satellite is only the size of a loaf of bread, it marks a significant step towards creating a nation existing entirely in space. The nanosat, Asgardia 1, will remain in orbit for up to five years before burning out in space.

“We are delighted to announce therefore that the Asgardia space kingdom has now established its sovereign territory in space.” The online statement reads.

The formation of Asgarida was announced in 2016 by a Russian scientist Igor Ashurbeyli. The space nation, which is named after Norse mythology's city in the skies, will be permanently inhabited by humans and it would have a government, a flag, a national anthem, insignia and all the things that are attributed to full-fledged, independent nations on Earth. If everything goes according to the plan, the nation would apply to become a member of United Nations.

The main objective of Asgardia is to create a peaceful society that will serve the entire humanity regardless of their interests and origin. The nation will also offer easier access to space technologies and missions to mine asteroids and will protect Earth from asteroids, space debris, and other space threats.

“Today, only 20 countries on Earth out of about 200 have a space presence, and have, for example, plans to mine in space and lay claim to exclusivity and monopoly. New space law has to equally protect the interests of every human being on Earth.” Asgardia website reads.

Becoming a citizen of Asgardia is also essential to enjoy these benefits. Asgardia is supposed to hold up to 100,000 citizens. Last year, people were asked to register their name and it was also said that the first 100,000 applicants would be granted citizenship of Asgardia.

“Of course, special preference will be given to the first hundred thousand people who apply prior to the launch of the first satellite - and all the typical citizenship procedures that are used on Earth will be followed. This does not mean Asgardian citizenship will not be available to all people on Earth, regardless of their earthly jurisdiction.”

The project is jointly funded by Asgardia founding member Igor Ashurbeyli and led in part by Ram Jakhu, the director of McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law.

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FFH

Honorable
Got my ID number months ago, haven't even checked in on this since. I'm supposed to go in for my passport soon but honestly I don't trust any of this. Who knows what they'll do to the people upthere once the platform is built. And looking at that Igor guy, I have second thoughts. I think I was about the 120,000th person to register and become a "citizen".
 

nivek

As Above So Below
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