March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... the destination that Asgardia was set up to deliver - the permanent habitation of space. My immediate ‘external’ next step as Chair of Parliament is to build more links with other parliaments, and reach out on behalf of Asgardia to make the right...
June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
...honorary title. Government is led by the Prime Minister, Ana Mercedes Diaz. Parliament is the responsibility of myself, the Chair of Parliament. We also have a Supreme Justice to oversee the legal system, headed up by Yun Zhao. The Asgardia Executive...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... tirelessly to promote the cause of astronautics in his roles as President of the French national space agency (CNES), Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) and President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Earlier...
October 2021
Space in the movies – lessons for spacefarers
Lembit Öpik is Chair of Asgardia’s Parliament - the world’s first digital democracy. Here he boldly goes where no Chairman has gone before, ...
January 2022
International cooperation - the key to survival on Earth and in space
... was to operate the Station’s robotic arm to dock Japan’s first H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV). After his mission, he chaired the technical committee of the second EU-ESA Space Exploration Conference in Brussels in 2010. Frank became Head of ESA...
January 2023
Space sustainability imperative
... rapidly growing volumes of spacecraft and orbital debris. This self-confessed ‘child of the Apollo generation’ and Chair of the Steering Board for the Global Network on Sustainability in Space (GNOSIS), spoke to ROOM Editor-in-Chief Clive...
