Igor Ashurbeyli

Igor Raufovich Ashurbeyli (Azerbaijani: İqor Rauf oğlu Aşurbəyli;, Russian: Игорь Рауфович Ашурбейли; born 9 September 1963, Baku, Azerbaijan) is a Russian-Azerbaijani scientist, businessman and benefactor. He was the CEO of Scientific Production Association (SPA) Almaz from 2000 to 2011. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Socium Holding. He has a Doctorate of Science in Engineering. He has a PhD in Engineering, with a specialization in Computer Science. He is the creator of the proposed 'space nation' of Asgardia.

Igor Ashurbeyli

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Native nameİqor Rauf oğlu Aşurbəyli

Born9 September 1963 (age 54)

Baku, Azerbaijan

NationalityRussian/Azerbaijani

EducationAzerbaijan State Oil Academy

Known forChairman of the Board of Socium Holding

Children2

AwardsState Science and Technology Prize, UNESCO Medal

Scientific career

InstitutionsScientific Production Association (SPA) Almaz

Ashurbeyli was born on 9 September 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan, a descendant of the Azerbaijani noble family of Ashurbeyov. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in 1985. He then founded the Socium, which later became Socium Holding, in 1988. In 1990 Ashurbeyli moved to Moscow. He held the positions of Deputy General Manager, First Deputy General Manager, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at SPA Almaz (later rebranded as GSKB Almaz-Antey) starting from 1994. From 2000 to 2011, Ashurbeyli was the CEO of SPA Almaz (because SPA Almaz was rebranded as the OJSC State Special Design Bureau Almaz-Antey, the Russian abbreviation of this company, GSKB Almaz –Antey is frequently confused with JSC Concern Almaz-Antey). From 2004, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Nonprofit Non-Government Expert Society on Space Threat Defense (ESSTD). In 2014, ESSTD was granted special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). He was awarded Russia’s State Science and Technology Prize in 2010.[1] Ashurbeyli resigned from SPA Almaz in 2011. From 2011, he was the Chairman of the Board and Scientific Supervisor of KB-1 (Design Bureau -1), a privately held company, and Chairman of the Board and Owner of Socium Holding. He founded the Aerospace International Research Center (AIRC) in Vienna, Austria, in 2013. In 2014, AIRC began publication of an international space journal, ROOM, of which Ashurbeyli is the editor-in-chief. On February 5, 2016, Ashurbeyli was awarded the UNESCO Medal for contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies during a ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters, Paris.

On 12 October 2016, Ashurbeyli announced in a press conference in Paris "The birth of the new space nation Asgardia" in an opening speech. From 20 January 2017, supported by more than 150,000 members, Igor Ashurbeyli took up the position of Head of Nation.

What is microgravity, how effect the body?

Microgravity is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless. The effects of microgravity can be seen when astronauts and objects float in space. Microgravity can be experienced in other ways, as well. "Micro-" means "very small," so microgravity refers to the condition where gravity seems to be very small. In microgravity, astronauts can float in their spacecraft - or outside, on a spacewalk. Heavy objects move around easily. For example, astronauts can move equipment weighing hundreds of pounds with their fingertips. Microgravity is sometimes called "zero gravity," but this is misleading.

Is There Gravity in Space?

Gravity causes every object to pull every other object toward it. Some people think that there is no gravity in space. In fact, a small amount of gravity can be found everywhere in space. Gravity is what holds the moon in orbit around Earth. Gravity causes Earth to orbit the sun. It keeps the sun in place in the Milky Way galaxy. Gravity, however, does become weaker with distance. It is possible for a spacecraft to go far enough from Earth that a person inside would feel very little gravity. But this is not why things float on a spacecraft in orbit. The International Space Station orbits Earth at an altitude between 200 and 250 miles. At that altitude, Earth's gravity is about 90 percent of what it is on the planet's surface. In other words, if a person who weighed 100 pounds on Earth's surface could climb a ladder all the way to the space station, that person would weigh 90 pounds at the top of the ladder.

Why Do Objects Float in Orbit?

If 90 percent of Earth's gravity reaches the space station, then why do astronauts float there? The answer is because they are in free fall. In a vacuum, gravity causes all objects to fall at the same rate. The mass of the object does not matter. If a person drops a hammer and a feather, air will make the feather fall more slowly. But if there were no air, they would fall at the same acceleration. Some amusement parks have free-fall rides, in which a cabin is dropped along a tall tower. If a person let go of an object at the beginning of the fall, the person and the object would fall at the same acceleration. Because of that, the object would appear to float in front of the person. That is what happens in a spacecraft. The spacecraft, its crew and any objects aboard are all falling toward but around Earth. Since they are all falling together, the crew and objects appear to float when compared with the spacecraft.

How Can Spacecraft Fall Around Earth?

What does it mean to fall around Earth? Earth's gravity pulls objects downward toward the surface. Gravity pulls on the space station, too. As a result, it is constantly falling toward Earth's surface. It also is moving at a very fast speed - 17,500 miles per hour. It moves at a speed that matches the way Earth's surface curves. If a person throws a baseball, gravity will cause it to curve down. It will hit the ground fairly quickly. An orbiting spacecraft moves at the right speed so the curve of its fall matches the curve of Earth. Because of this, the spacecraft keeps falling toward the ground but never hits it. As a result, they fall around the planet. The moon stays in orbit around Earth for this same reason. The moon also is falling around Earth.

Why Does NASA Study Microgravity?

NASA studies microgravity to learn what happens to people and equipment in space. Microgravity affects the human body in several ways. For example, muscles and bones can become weaker without gravity making them work as hard. Astronauts who live on the space station spend months in microgravity. Astronauts who travel to Mars also would spend months in microgravity traveling to and from the Red Planet. NASA must learn about the effects of microgravity to keep astronauts safe and healthy. In addition, many things seem to act differently in microgravity. Fire burns differently. Without the pull of gravity, flames are more round. Crystals grow better. Without gravity, their shapes are more perfect. NASA performs science experiments in microgravity. These experiments help NASA learn things that would be hard or perhaps impossible to learn on Earth.

Can Microgravity Be Found on Earth?

For the same reason microgravity exists in orbit, it can also be found on Earth. NASA uses airplanes to create microgravity for short periods of time. The airplane does this by flying in up-and-down parabolas. At the top of the parabola, people and objects inside the airplane are in free fall for about 20-30 seconds at a time. For the same reasons, a person can even experience free fall very briefly going over a large hill, like on a roller coaster. Microgravity also can be experienced in amusement park free-fall rides. NASA also uses drop towers to study microgravity. Objects are dropped using special equipment from the top of these tall towers, experiencing free fall as they drop

Green and Blue.

On an ever changing earth we need to be an ever evolving race.

We do not abandon the past, but forge into a future.

ASGARDIA is the future, and we are the next step.

Take my hand and together we leave the trees and forge our own legacy.

I am glad that Asgardia has become a thing.  The creation of Asgardia has been an inevitability for some time.  I am sure that many members of the community will be familiar with Malthusian fears of global overpopulation.  There are solutions to that problem but in general they are not acceptable, either morally, or legally.

We hold human life sacrosanct beyond all things except perhaps the danger of human suffering.  The problem with this is that in the event that population expansion is not interrupted by natural processes, there will be problems with food production, pollution, and quality of life, amongst other problems.  In the absence of human action a release is a necessity.  The only pressure valve we have is the potential for colonisation of space.

In the past large families for all was desired.  It led to the ability to do more, produce more, defend the state, etc.  In the modern world it is considered to be a liability.  Overcrowding causes disease; logistical failures cause famine; political boundaries trap all these problems in localised areas accentuating the inequalities between nations.  When well managed in unlimited space massive populations are no longer a liability.  The more minds at work on any problem the quicker that problem can be solved.  When thousands aren't starving or dying of the diseases of poverty they have incredible power to do amazing things.  Expansion into space isn't just a release from global problems, it is an opportunity for interplanetary growth that could create possibilities larger than anything the human race has ever achieved before.

At present our imaginations are giving us ideas for so many advantages of extraglobal habitation.  The ability to mine the Kuiper belt will give a wealth of resources for the building of craft and habitations, as well as for trade with earthly concerns.  The access to light from the sun that is unfiltered by an atmosphere will give massive amounts of electricity through photovoltaic cells.  The difference in temperatures between empty space and unshielded sun opens a wealth of possiblities for power production.  The easy adaptability of equipment for astronomical research when people are living in space could massively advance our knowledge.  A chance to put all our eggs in more than one basket would save the human race in the event of sudden cataclysmic disaster on the planet's surface.  Those are just the ideas that spring to mind for me.  When we have the overflow of the entire planet the number of ideas will increase exponentially.

These are early days yet, but space colonisation is inevitable and the principles upon which the constitution has been aimed to be based are so much better than many alternatives, including many earth bound nation states.  Hopefully the kinks will be ironed out of our problems in time.  This idea is to big to fail, whether Asgardia is an approach that will be successful in maintaining the idea is yet to be proven by the test of time, but it has a big advantage over any other approach in that it is actually doing it already.

We all need the spark of a poet to be involved with the rights of all Asguardians and indeed all humans.

I pledge to one and all to act with compassion and reflect the true nature of what it can mean to be among the first citizens of space from this tiny planet of ours.I will endeavor to understand and to speak out for the rights of any Asguardians who feel they are being downtrodden or over looked.

Asguardia is the way forward let us lead mankind the right way.:)

Looking through the government ministry list I was surprised that there is no ministry specifically tasked with the colonisation of space. This is obviously a fundamental function of Asgardia and I would suggest that it needs its own ministry to co-ordinate the effort.  May I also suggest a ministry of the environment. Earth isn't dead yet and we should do all we can to help it's biosphere survive & Thrive. As well as nurturing off-world natural environments. I appreciate it's early days yet, and this is taken as a constructive suggestion. I appreciate the mammoth task of setting all this up.

This image is artwork of Buzz Aldrin on the Luna surface during the Apollo 11 landing, July 21 1969. It is my submission to be loaded onto the Asguardia 1 satellite. The picture was generated using Jasc Paint Shop Pro from a photograph taken on the Luna surface during NASA's historic mission.  It is my hope that Asgardia not only matches this extraordinary feat of human ingenuity and fortitude but that we eventually surpass it. I have great confidence we will.

We as Asgardians must recognise the importance of net neutrality in relation to the planets shared Internet. It is a concept and ideal that has not only proved to be a very successful foundation to the establishment of a globally shared computer network but that also perfectly compliments our own ideals presented in the Constitution of Asgarida. I sincerely urge all Asgardian citizen to do what they can to support and defend the  principle of Net Neutrality and to join in with the effort currently underway to oppose changes to this principle.


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Today (July 12th 2017)  In protest of the FCC's possible decision to abolish Net Neutrality, which would allow Internet Service Providers to slow service for content on the Internet and charge more at will for access at full broadband speeds 170+ companies have chosen to demonstrate what abolishing Net Neutrality would be like. In simple terms, things like Youtube and Spotify will cost a premium fee to be enjoyed at the speed you enjoy them today. This is tentatively being called "Blackout Day"

****You Can Make Your Voice Heard Too!****

With the help of several several people, a list of email addresses has been compiled of Companies and Governmental Agencies that are at the crux of the not only decision of whether or not Net Neutrality remains law, but also that we don't ever see U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's Orwellian Fantasies of making the Internet "Big Brother" and Bombing Hackers realized. If you are unable to email, feel free to call your Representatives! This Operation was Intentionally Designed so that Everyone, No matter their Level of Technical Ability Can Participate!

#Anonymous #opBlackout

Text Resist to 50409:
when prompted write your letter with the subject line Net Neutrality. Your congressman and senators will receive a fax and you will receive confirmation. You may do this everyday until the vote. It's simple and free

Net Neutrality Protest Email Target List:
pastebin.com/DW7aXBv1

Additional Net Neutrality Email Targets:
pastebin.com/8fSPFfFE

U.K. Mainstream Media Email addresses:
pastebin.com/8kwXnUXe

US Congressman Search:
house.gov/representatives/find

U.K. Parliament Search:
parliament.uk (near the bottom of the page)

Net Neutrality Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_ne..

Article Regarding the Protests:
dailydot.com/l…/websites-net-neutrality-protest/

Articles Regarding Theresa May's Position:
independent.co.uk…/theresa-may-internet-conserv…

telegraph.co.uk…/cyber-attack-could-lead-milit…/

On Earth your class and/or social circle determines your position in society.

In a space society we are all equal. Without everyone chipping in we're doomed.

The three stages of life

1 birth

2 What the f¿©k is this

3 Death

As a society we will work together.

everyone will have a place and no one will be more important than anyone else.

We'll have the best scenery out the window.