28 May 2016
Igor Ashurbeyli proposes armed space platform to defend planet Earth - URBOCOP
... both natural and man-made threats to the planet. Ashurbeyli was delivering the keynote address at the 4th Manfred Lachs...will require a new approach to international politics which Ashurbeyli named ‘astropolitics’ – something which would need to...
10 February 2016
Igor Ashurbeyli Awarded UNESCO Medal
... (AIRC) founder, was one of this year's medal recipients. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and Igor Ashurbeyli The Medal was established in 2010 at the initiative of the International Commission responsible for developing the Nanoscience...
January 2020
A year of consolidation and expansion
...the original foundation stone of the Öpik Conference Centre. It’s a fine construction but it is just a building. In a similar way Dr Ashurbeyli has laid the foundation stone for the entire space nation of Asgardia. It’s still under construction, with...
January 2021
Developing the economy of a space nation
.... Eventually, we amended the Physical Sitting to become a Digital Sitting - the only responsible option. Head of Nation Dr Igor Ashurbeyli (pictured centre) held a series of meetings this summer in Corfu, Greece, with (from left): Chief Legal Advisor...
08 January 2021
Asgardia’s project for new module to expand ISS
... for Ideas entitled, ‘Space Exploration as a Driver for Growth and Competitiveness: Opportunities for the Private Sector’. Dr Ashurbeyli describes the node module as being “very much in line with the goals of ESA’s space exploration strategy...
05 October 2023
Space nation reveals ambition of global recognition
...build a new isolation laboratory on Earth, designed to simulate flight conditions for the next generation of human spacecraft. Dr Ashurbeyli added: “In a few days, on 12 October 2023, Asgardia will celebrate seven years since its founding. The second...
