October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... cosmos? My personal opinion is that many answers are to be found outside the worlds of business and engineering: from philosophy and ethics to various forms of the arts, including but not limited to science-fiction. We have only to listen...
December 2018
Prosperity in the stars
... and the procreation of the species there, in Ashurbeyli’s view, ensure that “humanity has a future. In terms of Asgardia’s philosophy and in terms of all the tangible things that Asgardia will be doing, that is the key objective. All...
March 2019
Laying the foundations for cosmic habitation
... at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before going on to the University of Bristol, where he completed a degree in philosophy. Leon Shpilsky is Finance Minister and CEO of Asgardia AG. He most recently served as the Principal/Head of Corporate...
May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... missions. Sleep, eat, clean, toilet, socialise, all crammed into a limited volume-space. This design philosophy is also driven by resource limitations and sustainability. Today’s human exploration missions primarily revolve around the International...
June 2019
Asgardia’s parliament – a year of progress
... than self-serving words. Looking back on the occasion of the first anniversary of Asgardia’s parliament, it seems to me his philosophy is working. There was an opportunity to measure Asgardia’s progress at a unique event in Vienna in April 2019. Key...
July 2019
A reluctant American hero
... “more mechanical than it is flying”, preferring the “Right Stuff” approach with its instinctive stick and rudder philosophy. But, with 2,400 hours military and civilian test piloting, including 78 combat missions and 121 hours...
