29 May 2018
Leader of first space nation to be inaugurated
... Igor Ashurbeyli, who will be inaugurated as the Head of Asgardia. Asgardia was formed with the mission to ensure peace in space, ... outdated international space law and geopolitics. “The Asgardia constitution was formed on the basis of equality ...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
...first contact is a recurring and relevant one for Asgardia. Whether or not you believe ‘first contact’ ..., it’s worth watching just to reassure ourselves that, wherever Asgardia may go, we are unlikely to encounter extraterrestrial grave robbers who...
July 2018
A moment in space and time
... foray into space with the launch of its inaugural satellite into Earth orbit. The satellite, dubbed Asgardia-1, is the precursor to a technical structure that will consist of multiple core satellites, clusters of network-centric small satellites...
14 November 2017
Space nation launches first satellite into orbit
... the opportunity of attending the launch to meet with policy experts in Washington DC to discuss the next steps for Asgardia on its journey towards full statehood endorsed by the United Nations. As well as outlining his professional journey through...
17 December 2019
Earth’s doomsday scenario
... in space. With around 150 specialist attendees from around the globe it was something of a niche congress headed up by Asgardia Science Minister Prof Floris Wuyts, a world-leading human physiology specialist from the University of Antwerp in Belgium...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... Outer Space (COPOUS) identifies and establishes ethical standards for the global space community. As Minister of Culture in Asgardia, working alongside my colleagues from around the globe, it has been fascinating to observe in real time, the effects...
