One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away." Steven Hawking

You can conquer the world, but people will forget. You can change the world, but people will forget. You can save the world, but people will forget. You can destroy the world, but people will forget. You can help people live or die, but the world, the world will never forget. For every step you take in it, you will leave a mark. For every seed you plant, you will leave a mark. For every brick you place, you will leave a mark. For every soul you help, you will leave a mark. For every life you take, you will leave a mark. For every life you save, you will leave a mark. You might be forgotten by mortals, but never by immortals. For their life is endless, so is there memories. For the earth is alive. For it breaths. For it feels. For it grows. For it remembers everything and everyone, including you no matter how small you think you are, no matter how small the people think you are, or even BIG. At the end of the day, the more marks you leave, the more the world will remember. So keep fighting no matter how hard the battles are because you are leaving a mark.

Hi this is my first post :) Is it possible in the near future could we please get an app for the Asgadrians currency. And i am poor in RL and would love to make content and keep track of it to :) I am creative and would be happy to spend more time here doing something more fulfilling and meaningful :) Plus i believe in Greed has nearly kill our planet :( i would like Greed not to go out into space and spread. I would like to talk more about us as an Asgardia. What would make us different from anyone else? I think our Currency should be Awesome and could be something wonderful if done right :) Looking forwards to see what happens with it :) And please add me as a friend

Happy holiday to all my Asgardian family and all the best for 2020, I am sure we will see more achievements to come. Please spare a thought to families who cannot be together this year for no matter what reason, those in poverty and those who have no home. Holidays are about spending time with loved ones and not about commercialism. Spare time to visit, those who do not have anybody should that be a neighbour, family member or a friend that has nowhere to go and remember to enjoy and keep safe. One Humanity, One Unity.

If the increase in space debris in Earth orbit remains uncontrolled and unregulated, it will eventually render outer space useless for the whole of humanity - a sober warning from Prof Ram Jakhu in the Winter 2019/20 issue of ‘ROOM Space Journal of Asgardia’. In ‘Rule of law vital for humanity’s sustainability and survival’, Prof Jakhu examines the necessary legal frameworks needed to avoid potential doomsday scenarios and proposes that a new international legal order for outer space should also recognise that reckless and intentional creation of space debris is “a crime against humanity”. Prof Jakhu’s article is one of six published in this issue based on presentations at the first Asgardia Space Science & Investment Congress (ASIC) held in Darmstadt, Germany, in October. As its theme ‘Paving the Road to Living in Space’ suggests, ASIC’s goal was to offer a strategic pathway to the future, homing in on the interconnected themes of the extraordinary science and technology required to support permanent space habitats and the first humans born in space. With around 150 specialist attendees from around the globe it was something of a niche congress headed up by Asgardia Science Minister Prof Floris Wuyts, a world-leading human physiology specialist from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. ROOM’s cross-section of Special Reports from ASIC are selected from more than 50 presentations, each of which provided an insight into one of the challenging themes discussed in talks, panel sessions and posters. A core vision of Asgardia the Space Nation is to achieve the first birth of a child in space and, in doing so, progress towards its long term strategy of creating off-world human settlements. To further this goal, challenging issues relating to radiation and artificial gravity need to be addressed and ASIC was the first such event created specifically to allow world-leading scientists already working in these areas to come together to present and discuss their research. Whilst space is both inspirational and motivational, offering immense possibilities for the future, success will depend on the vision and success of entrepreneurs such as Jeff Manber of Nanoracks (‘Commercialising space exploration and development’) and financial experts such as Seraphim Capital’s Mark Boggett, who provides valuable insights into the space funding landscape in ‘Venture capital investment in space’. Advanced technology is another vital part of the mix; Tigran Mkhoyan focuses on the ‘Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms’ whilst Nissem Abdeljelil, of the National Center for Nuclear Science & Technologies in Tunisia, addresses the potential of using ionising radiation to manage biofilm contamination in ‘Surviving bacteria in space’. ASIC discussed everything from creating artificial gravity and combating radiation to a birth in space, as well as considering how to secure the investment and develop the technologies to achieve it all. This issue of ‘ROOM Space Journal of Asgardia’ is available in print delivered direct to your home or in digital format from next week (16 December). To buy this issue or start a great value annual subscription for the world’s leading space magazine, please visit: https://room.eu.com/subscribe

There are those of us who, as much as we desire, wish to become citizens but can't because of the fee. In my case an autoimmune illness has prevented me from working as a professional engineer for the past 28 years, whilst for those who live in lower income areas of the World there simply wouldn't be an option between food or citizenship. When I emailed Lembit about the matter I didn't even receive an automatic response, let alone a personal one. In order to be inclusive of everyone who desires citizenship we truly need to have a variable citizenship fee, I'm too proud to go online asking for donations to fund my application.