25 June 2018
Head of first space nation says citizens will be in space within 25 years
...the launch of its inaugural satellite. The satellite, dubbed Asgardia-1, will eventually be a part of a technical structure... control of any Earthly nation,” said Ashurbeyli and if Asgardia grows to incorporate 150 million citizens, it would make the...
September 2023
To live is to create
... influences that have shaped a remarkable scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who is also publisher of ROOM Space Journal of Asgardia. Igor Ashurbeyli was educated in music as a child and was good at drawing and writing poetry, leading many...
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 outdated international space law and geopolitics.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...