Okay, so i posted a blog a few days ago to Asgaurdia only. Not sharing it with fb or other social medias. Now i am trying to test the activity of the community, because it has received literally no attention in any ways. I know i am not the most popular or impressive  person, but damn no one? I found that a little hard to believe so i am asking that anyone who reads this please leave some notification that there is infact activity on the asgardia blog. Otherwise i will assume the blog is inactive/ not visible.

Greetings to all!  I would like to invite Asgardians to consider my platform for Asgardian parliament.  It is my belief that I have prepared and offered something that very few people running for any parliament have done - and this is to offer an actual plan with steps that are able to be documented and held accountable to.  My background brings not only a unique perspective, but unique solutions, based on shifts that are now happening all around our planet at this time.
Your support of my candidacy is kindly appreciated, and if you resonate with my platform, I would be grateful for your taking a moment of your precious time to share it with others!

In peace,   Geoffrey

08DEC17 # CosmicVisionNews # CVN broadcast and transcript with links: http://www. cosmicvisionnews.com/item/299

Hello all. This is my first "blog" to the people of Asgaurdia and I hope this message can bring fuel to the movement

My name is Eli. I am 22 years of age and I have dreamed of leaving this planet behind since I was 9. My joy when I first found Asgaurdia was profound, as I read about the project and those working behind it I felt a sense of pride in humanity that I thought i had lost during the rise of socialized media. The idea that a group of people like myself, found across the globe, were working together was so foreign that I honestly couldn't believe it.

As it stand right now, I could not be more certain that I have placed my faith appropriately.


Hmm. Now i suppose i do have some criticisms that i will keep relatively light. The Asgardian media is beginning to mimic the dis honesty of social media, Using unrealistic images or titles in order to magnifies the achievements of our projects. Also, the populace itself seems to almost expect too much, Wanting to sit by and wait for everyone else to finish the project.

I have taken some small amount of time to contemplate how to remedy some of these issues. We are so spread out, so divided that we couldn't possibly properly communicate or share resources. We must come together, on earth. Territory would be extremely difficult to claim on any land mass, of course, so the solution appears at sea. Across the internet recently i have seen the development of man made floating islands that could be maintained and populated by a working population with relative ease.

These floating islands would also be capable of supplying the populace with hydroponic foods, and automated fish farms for supple nutrient. solar, wave and wind power generation and would make a brilliant testing site for long term, moderate population in an enclosed environment. This would allow us to test structural components that would be used in orbit, as well as having a reliable method of resupplying an extraterrestrial population.

While we look to the stars, we must also ensure we have an effective foundation with other nations on Earth. One of my goals is ensuring that we are taken seriously as a nation by the United Nations, The Commonwealth and other structured memberships of national systems.

Now more than ever must we establish the systems and procedures that will affect trade, migration, law and sustainability.

Ask me any questions, and more on my plan will be given as time progresses. .

Good day Asgardia!

An email has begun to be sent out to the Asgardia community today outlining our current milestones and informing about parliamentary elections. If you have not received this email by November 28, 2017 please check your spam and trash folders. (If still not then, please contact support@asgardia.space for troubleshooting)

We will be posting a copy of the email in this blog post on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 for the community to review.

Kind regards,
Rebekah Berg
Head of Community Affairs
Asgardia

As a citizen of Asgardia I pledge to uphold the Constitution and to support the ideals of peace in space and the unity and equality of all humankind.  Too long our earthbound vantage point has fostered physical and philosophical borders that have separated “us” versus “them”.  We have focused on our differences and viewed diversity as something to fear.

I look foreword to the day when we lift ourselves to the stars.  From the vantage point in space there are no borders.  There is no “them”...only us.  We can celebrate our differences and diversity as providing beauty and strength to all humankind.  Thank you for accepting me as a citizen.

In unity and equality,

Peace.

hello, my fellow citizens of ASGARDIA, i am proud to call myself a citizen of Asgardia and I would like to be a part of the parliament. I owe it to everyone else to educate myself and work on myself endlessly to become an effective leader that would help or contribute to building this new space nation into bigger and greater heights so that my children and their children after would have a place that they can proudly call home.

By Ross Cheeseright | November 11, 2017

If there was an option to proudly display your nation’s insignia as a patch on your jacket, would you? This is the question that Civic Asgardia’s Rebekah Berg posed to Citizens of Asgardia on the group’s official Facebook page, Asgardia General Official.

Within less than an hour, over 100 people had responded positively to the idea immediately saying that they would be more than happy to invest in one of the patches that first debuted on HON Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli’s coat when he arrived at Wallops with the CEO of Asgardia NGO, Lena De Winne.

Asgardian citizens have proven time and time again that they have an unending passion for the project and it will be incredibly interesting to see what happens in the future when the Citizens of Asgardia start to find more ways to express their affiliation and pride in the nation.

A time will come when we have Asgardian produced goods, artworks, books and maybe even fashion trends specific to our nation.

According to Rebekah’s posts, the prospect of a store selling Asgardia-branded goods is on the horizon and that we could soon be sporting our own Asgardia patches for as little as $10.

What do you think? If you’d like to join the discussion on Facebook, click here , answer the poll and leave your comments.

Launch Day Presentation Live Stream: The Rundown

By Ross Cheeseright | November 11, 2017

“It’s like Christmas has come early” was the tag-line from Lena as she spoke of the successful launch of our Satellite into space. She expressed her gratefulness to all the Asgardian citizens for their hard work and remarked on what a momentous day this was. Hearts were flying on the Facebook stream as Lena took the time to outline details of the launch.

Once she was finished covering the details of the launch, she also took the time to further discuss some important questions from the community.

You can view the full stream on Facebook or on YouTube .

The volunteer teams have transcribed the live stream in it's entirety if you'd like more information here .

Space Exploration

1. Antares & Cygnus blasted off flawlessly
2. Our satellite is on board as a payload
3. Flight will last 2 days due to orbital mechanics.
4. Doesn’t fly straight up, flies around the earth and catches up with the ISS ‘chasing it’ and the docks.
5. Therefore, the launch window is so short to make sure that you end up where you want to be depending on the flight and the chase.
6. Yesterday, it didn’t launch on schedule
   1. Everything needs to be right fuel, payload, safety checks
   2. The weather must be good
   3. Air and space needs to be clear in case of something going wrong.
   4. As the rocket flies, parts drop off when they fulfil their function, so it needs to be clear.
   5. Airspace needs to be clear and airplanes need to stay away.
   6. 2 minutes before launch, systems were ready, and weather was good, and they discovered an air-plane in the launch-zone.
   7. The Launch window is so short and due to the plane entered the cleared zone, we ended up losing our launch windows (which was just 5 minutes)
7. Wallop is a large viewing site and lots of public was there to watch.
8. It was arranged that our Head of Nation would be allowed on the rooftop of the building in a security clearance location escorted by armed agents, this allowed for a nice private viewing location.
9. On the 12 ^th the weather wasn’t quite as good, but it went off smoothly.
10. 12 ^th of October 2016 announced the birth of the nation – been exactly 13 months since the pledge was made.
11. Lots of sceptics and nonbelievers who didn’t believe we could do it can now see that we’re serious
12. Proud to say that we did what we said we would do.
13. We might not be moving very fast, but we’re thinking carefully about what we’re doing, we’re only making promises that we can keep and we’re delivering on our promise.
14. There is still a lot of sceptics, there is a lot of grey area and uncertainty, but we’re committed to taking it forward. One humanity, one unity.
15. Asgardia is philosophical at this stage in its life.
16. There is no law that says that any country must be attached to the surface of the earth.
17. No law that says the country needs to be big enough to host its population.
18. No law that says you’re obliged to reside in the country of which you are a citizen.
19. You can still send personal data to the satellite
20. It will be possible to upload every couple of weeks
21. There will be another satellite being sent up. Asgardia guarantees a permanent presence in space.
22. Another satellite will be sent up in time to ‘overlap’ with Asgardia-1 to make sure of our permanent presence in space.
23. All Asgardians are entitled to their place in our satellite (virtually)

Business

1. Businesses will have to pay taxes in Asgardia.
2. Currently, taxes are voluntary. No citizens are asked to pay taxes.
3. Parliament will be formed and will establish laws further details will change accordingly to parliamentary work and legislation. So, it’s possible that people could be asked to pay tax in the future.

Citizen Action

1. Spread the word.
2. https://asgardia.space/en/blog/17788-what-can-you-do-for-asgardia/
3. People still find the concept of our nation ‘crazy’

General Information

1. Everyone is welcome in Asgardia – Asgardia is a philosophical visionary concept that has taken the form of the first ‘space nation’ everyone that finds inspiration and motivation being an Asgardian citizen is welcome. It takes different people to make the world and it’s one humanity and one unity and we’re united through the belief in unity. Everyone that shares in our philosophy is welcome.
2. The form of Asgardia is changing
3. They’re sharing with us when things need to be adapted.

Elections

1. IT/Mathematician technical team will be working to ensure the safety of the elections. There is a lot of work being done on the automated and manual level to verify IP addresses and usernames.
2. There are fake accounts that are being created.
3. Algorithms are being created to test for un-natural voting.
4. What will happen if a district is empty – Unsure, it’s hypothetical.
5. Leadership Elections End Date is yet to be determined, looking at changing votes into parliamentary elections.
6. Everyone needs to select the region that they want, irrespective of their residence area. This can be done through the profile page.

UN Application

1. We have not yet exchanged any paperwork with the UN
2. We have lawyers working on the UN and papers are being prepared.
3. We have started the process of bi-lateral mutual recognition.
4. We have a population.
5. We have a constitution.
6. We have a territory.

Parliament

1. Cannot discuss pay for Parliamentary Staff.
2. There will be further discussion of pay.
3. Parliament will be established in 6 months.
4. Parliamentary terms are yet to be determined.

Hello Asgardia!

The volunteer teams have created some activity pages for Asgardians and their families to enjoy together on this special launch weekend! There are two word searches, one easy and one intermediate, and a mind boggling maze! Don't worry, we've included the answer keys if you get a little lost!

You can find this set of activity pages here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R-yc8mXqd0kEf3LdRew0neVd6C9CTQvZ/view?usp=sharing

We hope you enjoy them!

Hello Asgardia!

Are you ready to watch the first space nation blast off? Create your own Asgardia-1 mission patch and share it on social media with the #AsgardiaLaunch tag! We've even created a template for you! Don't forget to share it with the hashtag #AsgardiaLaunch!

You can find the template here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O4EC0FoRf66u7-WZSD81RVzv-haLqXNm/view?usp=sharing

Hello Asgardia!

The volunteer teams have once again created an online scavenger hunt for the community to participate in for this weekends launch!

You can find it here:

http://ow.ly/W2pz30gv28m

Many thanks to Ana Godinho and Stephen Rosa of the volunteer team helping with this project!

Happy hunting Asgardia!

Good day Asgardia!

Asgardia-1 is scheduled to launch tomorrow so we thought it'd be nice that you have your own version of it to build and enjoy! The volunteer teams have put together an Asgardia-1 cutout activity sheet for our citizens of all ages to complete!

You can download the PDF file of the Activity Page here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X2LzeARqai5syx4DkB7YraugMLRs4LpU/view?usp=sharing

Don't forget to share your completed ones on social media with the hashtag #Asgardia1Launch2017 so we can see them!

Stay tuned through out the next couple of days for more activity pages!

Volunteer with Civic.Asgardia, the official community support organization which provides Asgardia: the Space Nation with social media moderation, projects and events logistics, and administrative operations.

Some exciting volunteer positions in this recruiting round are...
* Department assistants needed for Volunteers and Community Centers
* Community Managers and Social Media staff needed for 17 national community centers.
* Software and application developers needed for our Business Directory, Mobile App, and Online Learning Center.
* Reporters and Editors needed in Communications.
... plus other positions

Learn more about vacancies for volunteer positions in this PDF notice: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BydyXO59FB2GZTFMemdtYmdUd2c

Application instructions provided in that document.

Hello Asgardia!

It's that time a year again! The time when writers everywhere start a monthly project in hopes of reaching a certain goal by the end of the month.

NANOWRIMO

Are you participating? I know I am! Let's hear from you on how your doing and support each other through this challenge! We've created a thread on the forums just for it!

https://asgardia.space/en/forum/forum/literature-101/topic/nanowrimo-2017-7982/