January 2018
Space nation's first orbiting satellite
...asteroids, solar flares, man-made space debris and other space hazards. These will be the precursor to Dr Ashurbeyli’s ultimate goal of creating permanent Asgardia settlements both in orbit and on the Moon. Asgardia’s approach is completely different...
25 June 2018
Head of first space nation says citizens will be in space within 25 years
... conventional smartphones. “Access to outer space should be a human right, beyond the control of any Earthly nation,” said Ashurbeyli and if Asgardia grows to incorporate 150 million citizens, it would make the space nation the twelfth largest...
December 2018
Prosperity in the stars
...year space programme to safeguard humanity’s future both on Earth and off world. For Asgardia’s founder, Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, a Russian scientist and businessman, humanity is to have a future even if there is a great cataclysm on the home world. “The...
July 2018
A moment in space and time
... Head of Nation and internal affairs. Other important milestones will be the creation of a national bank and currency.” Dr Ashurbeyli said he aimed to set “a truly extraterrestrial pace” by achieving all this before the end of 2018. He also explained...
June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
... technology, we’ve managed to make it work. Dr Igor Ashurbeyly with Prime Minister Ana Mercedes Diaz, Yun Zhao (Supreme ... live, as far as Asgardia is concerned, you’re in. Dr Ashurbeyli has opened the door to a credible space habitation agenda. The ...
June 2020
Building a digital democracy in a planetary pandemic
... Diaz, and her Ministers, stood down to enable a revision to the relationship. Incidentally, Ana continues as a key advisor to Dr Ashurbeyli, so nothing has been lost in terms of her energy or expertise. The Covid-19 outbreak has had some impact...
