On Saturday, May 30, at 3:22 ET (19:22 UTC), NASA and SpaceX will once again attempt to launch the Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Crew Dragon Demo-2 spacecraft. This mission will take astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from Launch Complex 39A in Florida, for an extended stay at the International Space Station before returning back to Earth. We’d like to invite you, members of our community, to the Asgardia Discord channel for a ‘launch watch party’ to witness this amazing event starting at 2:30 pm ET (18:30 UTC). Join your Asgardian compatriots, visit with members of Asgardia’s Parliament, and its Chairman Lembit Öpik. If you join and enjoy this watch party, we’ll try to hold more virtual events in the future! Discord: https://discord.gg/WG8GWYg We hope to see you there!

We have a new video message from Asgardia’s Chairman of Parliament Lembit Öpik on Asgardia’s YouTube channel! Don’t forget to leave a like and comment on the video!

NASA held a briefing for the upcoming SpaceX mission. Participants were: o NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine o NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhardo o Bob Cabana, director of Kennedy Space Center o NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgreno o NASA astronaut Nicole Mann

The live broadcast Q&A session with Lena De Winne, Head of Administration to the Head of Nation is now live! You can join in here: https://youtu.be/HNbi0jQErIE Don't forget, we are still taking questions in the #may2020_q_and_a channel on Discord!

Only 1 hour left until the live stream with Lena De Winne! Also, we will be taking questions on the Asgardia Discord during the broadcast! So if you think of a question, log into the Discord and post your question in the #may2020_q_and_a channel!

Good day sentients! We have some new volunteer positions available for those helpful Asgardians who would like to lend their talents to helping Asgardia grow to its full potential. Pick your goals and devote as much time as you like Communicate with the Asgardia team and find new friends in the community Dive into a variety of fascinating projects and earn up to 100 solars that can be applied to your Resident fee Share your skills and gain experience in a new field Help Asgardians communicate better Moderate discussions and chats in your native language, translate Asgardian news and articles for your local community, help people from your country start a conversation directly with Asgardia, regardless of their English level. Create content for Asgardia Design amazing graphics, make videos, do a podcast about space, write fascinating articles about science, start a blog about your local Asgardian community — there are no limits to your creativity. Coordinate projects Help coordinate community projects, share your expertise, connect people from different fields, and achieve great results. Organize events Work with your local Mayor or Member of Parliament and help Asgardia hold an event in your city. If you’re interested in volunteering, send an email to volunteers@asgardia.space and make sure to attach your CV/resume so we can get to know you better!

Get your questions ready! May 26, 17:00 GMT - Live Q&A on Asgardia’s Youtube channel! Head of Administration to the Head of Nation Lena De Winne will talk about the development of the first space nation. You can ask your question during the broadcast or before it starts, in the comments under this post. Join the live Q&A yourself and invite your friends to the Asgardia YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2yueLqd Lena De Winne has been with Asgardia from day one. She also works at the Aerospace International Research Center GmbH and is the Director of ROOM - Asgardia’s Space Journal. Before taking on this new challenge, Lena spent 15 successful years at the European Space Agency. She has shared her knowledge and experiences in her books on space.

Today is May the 4th according to the Gregorian calendar. You may see around social media people posting "May the Fourth be with you". This is the catchphrase of Star Wars Day on May 4th, the unofficial holiday celebrating the Star Wars franchise. It is a pun on a famous line from Star Wars, May the Force be with you. If you'd like to refresh your Star Wars knowledge, Disney+ announced that as of today, all nine movies in the Skywalker Saga will be available for streaming. So why not have a virtual watch party with your friends and family, geek out on some space battles and dream of future space stations among the stars!

We have a new update now live on Asgardia.space We have implemented 'caring forms' which saves the data that you are inputting before you hit post on the blogs and profile pages. This information is stored locally on your device so if you get interrupted or the browser crashes, you don't have to re-input your text! Stay tuned to the Asgardia Space Nation blog for more updates coming soon!

We’re extending our #AsgardiansStayHome competition. Who wants to get their hands on a cosy blanket from Asgardia? There’s still time to take part! ⠀ Show us what you’re up to in #covid19 isolation. Share your photos and videos on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #AsgardiansStayHome. We’ll publish all submissions on asgardia.space, and a jury will decide who gets the blankets! Find out if you’ve won on the 10th of May Gregorian calendar

We have the video interview with Asgardia's Chairman of Parliament online now! There will be an article about it going up on the website later as well.

We have a small quality of life update to the Asgardia profile pages, you can now add clickable links to your About Me. So if you want to add a link to a page where you're mentioned, you can do that! Link to an article you wrote, you can do that! Stay tuned for future website updates coming soon!

Got a clear sky and kids in bed? Put your Netflix away for a grander show as the Lyrids meteor shower is hitting its peak for the next few days! Some say it is the oldest recorded showers, going back to 687 B.C. in China. Meteor velocity is said to be 30 miles (49 km) per second so don't blink! (Tip: For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, watch out for shooting stars in the area between Hercules and Lyra, low on the northeastern horizon at dusk). Credit: StarTracker