Custodians of the hypothetical 'space nation' Asgardia will be launching their first ever satellite in the coming months, and they've finally revealed their initial plans for the hundreds of thousands of people who have already applied for citizenship.

While more than 500,000 people have already registered their interest, the team behind the off-planet nation state announced that applications are still open, and more than 1 million 'citizens' will be given the opportunity to store data on their satellite, free of charge and free from Earthly laws and regulations.

"These are historic days," said Russian scientist and 'Head of Nation', Igor Ashurbeyli, at the press conference this week in Hong Kong.

"[Y]our names and data will forever stay in the memory of the new space humanity, as they will be reinstalled on every following Asgardia satellite, orbital satellite constellations, on the Moon, and anywhere in the Universe - wherever Asgardia will be."

For those who missed the hype, late last year an international group of scientists announced plans to establish Asgardia - a permanent space station that will house space tourists, run asteroid mining missions, and provide defence for Earth against meteorites, space debris, and other serious threats.

When they opened up applications in October, they said the first 100,000 applicants would be granted citizenship of Asgardia alongside their nationality on Earth.

But since then, more than 500,000 people have registered their interest, and in response to the influx, the Asgardian team has expanded their plans to let more than a million people take part in the initial stages of their plans.

"The first 100,000 people who became Asgardian citizens can send up to 500KB each to Asgardia-1. The next 400,000 Asgardians can send up to 200KB. The next million citizens can send up to 100KB each. After that, free storage will be closed."

(Note that the press release has two dates - 25 June 0001 and 14 June 2017 - because of course they have their own calendar.)

The group plans to launch their satellite by September 2017, piggybacking on a supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

The tiny CubeSat satellite - measuring approximately 10 cm on each side, and weighing around 1 kilogram - will carry a 512GB solid state drive pre-loaded with data.

But before that happens, some housekeeping must be sorted out, so on June 18, the Asgardian flag, insignia, and national anthem are set to be finalised.

In six months' time, the group expects to have the first Parliament of Asgardia established.

Of course, there's no telling when or if the actual point of all this - that lawless off-planet settlement - will ever actually become a reality, but it's certainly fun to think about.

Case in point: this amazing set of "Frequently Asked Questions" on the Asgardia website.

Here are a few highlights:

• I got my Asgardian citizenship. Are my children considered Asgardians?
  
  As per Asgardia's Constitution, any child born to at least one Asgardian parent is considered an Asgardian citizen by virtue of birth. A child born before the foundation of Asgardia may become a citizen the request of their parent(s) who are Asgardian citizen(s).
• Will Asgardia become a member of Olympic and Paralympic Committees and participate in Olympic and Paralympic Games?
  
  Asgardia plans to apply for membership in the International Olympic Committee.
• Will there be an Asgardian embassy in my country?
  
  There will be Asgardian embassies on each continent.
• Will Asgardia have its own TV channel?
  
  Yes, Asgardia plans to eventually launch its own TV channel.

God speed, you crazy dreamers. We can't wait to see what happens next.

How big can we get? Start small so it's defend able/Mobile. It should be a battleship with a "starport".

{ Must not be weak in fear of competition.

-Mother Core Ideaology. }

before we even think about leaving safe zone.  English is a Legacy.

" The Goal of thē Çult. Is a unit from call " DAGO UNIT ", the Asgardia Mother ship should be able to produce Space Crafts as a priority. If your able to Sustain in space, this is the Goal. A 'Spaceport" should be achieved if able. Then their is good "battery testing experimentation." Mindstate will change and growth will occur. The DAGO UNIT will be a Vessel For Voyage Research & Enlightenment. To journey further and closer to the heart of discovery. With blessing from God, all questions will be answered as we travel. " -King

Girls should be kept Anonymous. For they are to be the one thing we must maintain. Then we must keep two types knowledge Nutrition & Digital Code.  Digital good for progress but Nutrition is for Maintenance. Digital Code is more important since the ships maintenance is most digital code. Truth is only the one who knows how every inch of the ship reacts can tell you how to fix whatever needing to be upgraded. They know how it works, so they know what the piece works, since then it will advance to maybe a crazy redesign of the object being coded. Maybe it's time for change.

Why have a government at all....they all suck here on Earth and never fully represent anyone.  Power whether provided/obtained through democratic processes or taken and maintained by force, authoritarianism, despotism, nepotism or cronyism will never be egalitarian and will always only take care of power groups within the system.  While there is a need for organization for the efficient provision of government services to citizens...no need for King, Supreme Council, etc. Right?

Why have a government at all....they all suck here on Earth and never fully represent anyone.  Power whether provided/obtained through democratic processes or taken and maintained by force, authoritarianism, despotism, nepotism or cronyism will never be egalitarian and will always only take care of power groups within the system.  While there is a need for organization for the efficient provision of government services to citizens...no need for King, Supreme Council, etc. Right?

I recently had a baby... I want a better life for her. I'm already trying to get her started on the right intellectual path. Earth is degrading, falling apart; water pollution, air  and food contaminated,  government  corrupt,  schools are a  joke... I  want a better  life for her and i.

I'll admit I'm not technical, i can put together a futon and stuff like that. But I'm very interested in health and science. Especially chaos theory; which cam also be used with psychology. I'm a nerd, big time.

I look up to people like Stephen hawking, Neil Degrass Tyson...

I've had a fascination with the stars for so long. What's out there? Are there beings and are they like us?

Ex army officer, ex senior civil servant, currently catholic priest/monk.

Concerns :

Commercialism (regarding: exploit objects, people, or the environment for private gain for the purpose of generating profit)

Environmental Sustainability

1. For renewable resources, the rate of harvest should not exceed the rate of regeneration (sustainable yield);

2. [For pollution] The rates of waste generation from projects should not exceed the assimilative capacity of the environment (sustainable waste disposal); and

3. For non renewable resources the depletion of the nonrenewable resources should require comparable development of renewable substitutes for that resource.

Human Rights (where all people have the same rights).

Our constitution up for passing by our population is  well thought out and a true manifestation of our goals and values, however, I do have some issues with age restrctions in our constitution and I really don't like them...

For example: Why do the Articles 32 - Head of Nation, 33  - Parliament and 34 - Government have age restrictions for Heads of Nation, Members of Parliament and Ministers that don't match Asgardian demographics? In his adress our current Head of Nation (I lovingly call "HeN") stated that most Asgardians were young and fitted in the age group between 18 and 35. Why then do HeNs have to be 50, MPs 40 and Ministers 35 to hold office?! This does not seem fair. How does our curent HeN expect the entirety of our Nation to be represented by state instituitions and positions held and controlled solely by middle-aged people?

I have nonetheless accepted the constitution in it's current form, although I would have prefered to tick a box labelled "I do not accept the constitution in it's current form". Why wasn't this button added? It felt undemocratic only haveing the choice to accept or abstain...
I have of course accepted, because I want our nation to progress and I agree with the underlying principles of the constitution, not because I think it is perfect.

What do you think? Please comment.

Patrick