16 August 2024
Space Nation issues Declaration of Independence
.... “I believe that Asgardia should become one of the top 12 states on planet Earth based on demographics,” said Dr Ashurbeyli. “With such a large population and without the need to spend resources on ‘specifically earthly’ areas of burning money...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
...at IAC 2023 during a visit from Head of Nation Dr Igor Ashurbeyli. President Aliyev was an honoured guest at the IAC’s opening ceremony,...many things it will depend on sufficient funding – but Ashurbeyli could still have the last laugh. For all its ...
October 2017
Asgardia celebrates its first birthday
... new idea, promising tangible achievements in space. Dr Ashurbeyli, a prominent Soviet-Russian scientist, was for many ...its resupply mission to the International Space Station. Dr Igor Ashurbeyli. The nation’s first satellite is a beacon for the...
20 October 2016
Asgardia: The New Space Nation
... was so until on 12 Oct 2016, Russian Scientist Igor Ashurbeyli, project team leader and founder of Asgardia announced the birth ...million nationals would live and work. As of now, Ashurbeyli would not provide any details about the satellite or what...
18 October 2015
ROOM at the 66th International Astronautical Congress in Israel
...Israel. The editorial meeting included ROOM editor-in-chief Igor Ashurbeyli, retired cosmonaut and former Chairman of the Scientific and... International Research Center’s Director Lena De Winne. Igor Ashurbeyli, IAC 2015, Jerusalem Also at the IAC, the...
14 November 2017
Space nation launches first satellite into orbit
... at the ISS and is placed into a higher orbit. Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia's Head of Nation, said: "Asgardia-1 may look like... humanity." This will be the first time ever that Dr Ashurbeyli used the opportunity of attending the launch to meet with policy...
