This morning at 7:19 a.m. EST (1219 GMT), we witnessed the launch of our Space Kingdom's first satellite, which marks our first physical first step towards becoming a recognised Space Nation by the nations of Earth. Our work will be more difficult now and there are many things to do however, seeing the dedication and work by fellow Asgardians such as:
> Ross Cheeseright
> Ivan Rosel
> Chris Pavlis
> Dahl Winters

Among many other dedicated Asgardians who are critical, innovative and desire to make our Space Kingdom a reality for all of humankind. Thank you all!

I also want to thank every Asgardian for the progress made so far, and though development is slow, we have seen good progress made within the year since Asgardia was first founded and introduced to all of us. Never did I think i would witness a nation launching into space in its first stages. A big thank you to Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli, Lenna De Winne, and Rebekah Berg among others in the administrative and communication branches of the Asgardia Administration for making what we have achieved thus far possible.

Now we focus on the next step of forming our Parliament and Ministries with Citizens representing our ambitions to reach and live among the stars, and despite setbacks we will remain diligent and create new solutions for the problems we will encounter. These are truly exciting times for Asgardia and the world, we embark on a journey never attempted before and to think we are the first to attempt such an ambitious project to establish a space nation is such a unique opportunity for all of us, and that is something to be proud of.

Let us take the next step, for the future of humanity, united through innovation and science.

Steven (Edrick) Wang,
Swinburne University of Technology,
BA - Innovation and Design;
ELECTIVES - International Politics (2017), Business Law (2018), Integrated Marketing Communication (2018).

I love this picture of Jupiter as seen from below by Juno on 29 May 2017.

Beautiful.  From my vantage, in my backyard, this planetary neighbor is simply a bright speck to the naked eye.  I long for the day when this will be the view out the window of my home or place of business.

I saw the article about Asgardia, and I was floored. Shocked. Had goosebumps.

In my lifetime, I will get to see mankind go into space.  My children may have the chance to make the trip. Their own children would have the chance to live their entire lives on Mars.

When I was a child, I won an Honorable Mention for an essay I wrote, entitled, "My Future In Space".  I longed to be an astronaut. I was accepted to the Air Force Academy, to be in the first class of female astronauts.

I had to learn to fly to go.

My Uncle had a 4 seater Cessna. He and his son had licenses. I was going to learn to fly.

My first lesson was on a hot August afternoon, 1974. Bill landed at North Vineland Airport, and I was waiting there with our Grandma. I boarded the plane, and sat beside Bill...I was to be co-pilot.

We were in the air for over an hour.  Since Bill was going to stay for a visit, and had to be back to the airstrip near their home in Brick by dinner, we cut the flight short and landed.

When I disembarked, Grandma was waiting. "Did you enjoy your flight, honey?" she asked.

I promptly responded by barfing on Grandma's sensible shoes.

So much for the Air Force Academy. I became a Chemistry teacher, graduating with a dual major in 4 years. The insane amount of work for a totally crappy yearly salary of $10K drove me to abandon teaching for a ludicrous job as a casino employee in Atlantic City.

Those were crazy days. Those were the best of times; the world was my oyster.

Fall 1986 I returned to education, as an Honors 8th Science teacher, finally at a decent salary.

Over 3 decades flew by...bought a home, new cars. Had twins after 10 years of marriage, ex walked out when the boys were 3 months old. Life moved so fast I could feel the wind on my face, couldn't catch my breath as I multitasked before anyone knew what it was.

Divorced, raised kids, helped parents. Good times, happiness and sunshine filled our days. The boys grew and thrived. Within 18 months, I was accepted to law school, my Daddy died, Mom came out of remission (stage 3 ovarian cancer) and died 2 months shy of my 40th birthday. The boys were nearly 7.

In 20 years' time, I met my husband, we got together. He helped me raise my sons, and keep my promise to my Mom that I would get my advanced degrees. I finally taught High School and College Chemistry.

10 years ago, my sons were finishing high school, on the brink of adulthood. I wasn't feeling well. my bloodwork came back very irregular. My doctors told me to stop teaching or I would die. I retired in 2010. The search began.

The boys were finishing college. Jon graduated, went into the military and built himself a marvelous career, traveled the word, found himself a fantastic wife. Matt graduated later, two majors and a membership in a jazz combo. He works in prescription research and formulation, and plays six instruments.

in the meantime, my health issues began to drop like dominoes. Cardiac issues, then the lump in my neck hardens. Could it be I had cancer in my thyroid?? My thyroid was removed a day before my 54th birthday. No cancer. The blood counts seem to worsen. Within 6 months, I had my first period since 1999. Doc gives me pills to stop the bleeding so I can travel to Jon's bootcamp graduation in SC. I took the pills. The bleeding worsened.

Upon inspection, I was found to be full of tumors in my pelvis and uterine area. One tumor was the size of a 16 week pregnancy. After the 2 hour surgery turned into over 6 hours, I wound up in ICU. I could not breathe, and nearly died.

I had stage 1b=2 uterine carcinosarcoma. A 39% chance of living 60 months.

8 months of chemo, radiation, brachytherapy dragged by. Lumps in my left breast were benign. Bones in my right hand deteriorated, needed reconstruction and therapy. Numbness from the waist down was neuropathy, from surgeries, chemo and radiation. I was incontinent. I never knew what the next day would bring.

I was cancer-free 4 years the end of March 2017. Sadly, the cousin who helped me most, who was like my big sister, lost her battle with squamous cell carcinoma just before my birthday in 2016. I was by her side every step of the way.

Every day is 1 step at a time. I look forward to what the next day will bring. If today is good, tomorrow will be better. I see these first steps into space as hopeful and joyous events, that will assure the survival of mankind. I want to live to see this all unfold.

Welcome to all who visit here. Hopefully you are watching this process with as much wonder and excitement as I am. I will be here to see those first steps; then the launch and landing that will bring mankind into a whole new reality.

I thank you and salute you, founders of this Space Kingdom.