14 November 2017
Space nation launches first satellite into orbit
...mission at the ISS and is placed into a higher orbit. Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia's Head of Nation, said: "Asgardia-1 may look ...humanity." This will be the first time ever that Dr Ashurbeyli used the opportunity of attending the launch to meet with ...
08 December 2017
Asgardia leaves International Space Station and commences independent orbit
... accepted the Constitution of Asgardia, will automatically be assigned to an electoral district which represents their spoken language. Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia’s Head of Nation, said: “The launch of the Asgardia-1 satellite earlier this month which...
01 September 2021
Asgardia space nation links up with Corfu
... telescope was donated to Corfu Astronomical Society (ASC) as a personal gift by the nation’s founder Dr Igor Ashurbeyli. The 20 cm aperture reflector telescope was presented by representatives of Asgardia to Socrates Linardos (ASC vice-president...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
... for solving these national security space problems. In the spring/summer 2016 edition of ROOM, editor-in-chief Igor Ashurbeyli wondered if “international humanitarian calls for a peaceful and open space” would be easily heard? Perhaps academia can...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... and pursue opportunities for creative systems for planetary space defence - now! Recently, through the leadership of Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, Chair of the new UNESCO Space Committee, an unusual step was taken to launch the new Asgardia space...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
...? Taking steps that are too big introduces the risk of stumbling and falling. The Head of Nation, Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, knows this and has succeeded in bringing together a community of individuals with a shared and consistent interest in getting...
