If you’re getting tired of Earth with all its breathable air and gravity, there may soon be a home for you among the stars.

Our next step is to be recognized as a country by the UN

How? Asgardia has to get approval from the UN security council. Then, the full General Assembly must approve its admittance by a two-thirds majority.

A nation is only recognized as such when it has a permanent population, a government, and the ability to interact with other nations.

Anthony was born September 25,  Venezuelan Engineer, Businessman, Analyst, IT Expert and Inventor. Sometimes genius, and entrepreneur.

In 1990 he became Wood Badge Scout Leader working with young boys and girls in the benefits of the community until 2002 when his job demanded more time from him.

Anthony brings more than 25 years of experience on Identity Access Management and SmartCard technologies; has an Engineer's Degree in Information Technologies, and has an extensive background in security using biometrics. Is a forward-thinking, and results-driven professional, spanning sales, marketing, business development, and project management. He is an International executive experienced in high-performance computing, IT, and digital environments. He is a Solutions-oriented Director, possessing a record of achievement securing key projects, penetrating new markets, and executing large-scale projects within strict time, budget, and quality requirements. He is a top-performing strategic partner and alliance leader. Is an inventor, talented at identifying new market opportunities and developing new technologies by driving business development activity for the Public Sector.

Anthony has also played a key role in the design, development, and implementation of Viscount System in the areas of PACS. He ensured the provision of HSPD-12, FIPS 201, and ICAM/FICAM compliant solutions.

As a subject matter, he has conducted innumerable physical assurance assessments to identify security risks and propose protective measures. Anthony managed several, access security modernization projects for DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Citizen Immigration Services (CIS) using physical and logical security technologies.

With in a society who is both space based in principle and decentralized in nature, is there a such thing as patriotism? Can Asgardians find patriotism in non locality? What does that look like? What in today's world encourages ones dedication to ones country? isn't a controversial leader, the commitment of the countries warriors? or is it something more ethereal, can patriotism be found in an idea? Is the idea of Asgardia similar to that of a religion to maintain it's citizens commitment to country? What of matters dealing in National Asgardia Security?

As we are upon the closing of Asgardian elections, one thing is certain, everyone believes in this path, but do they know how to get us there. I would argue that to be no. Make no mistake, its no small feat to have launched a cube sat into space and have an exchange of information between Asgardia 1 and its terrestrial communication source, but the reality is...how do you accomplish your long term goals when before we as humans could even crawl, we needed to touch, taste, and see, everything around us.

Asgardia needs a home, it needs a space port to launch from, it needs a place to invite its citizens. Unless we all wish to move to Antarctica, landmass options are very limited.  However water is not, and new sources of green sustainable resources are ever increasing. Over the next several weeks I am going to post articles and research that will allow Asgardia to become a new sovereign nation built on an Artificial land mass, self powered, able to sustain its needs for food, water, and energy. As a nation we must first crawl....

https://www.quora.com/If-someone-were-to-build-an-artificial-island-in-international-waters-could-they-legally-declare-it-as-a-sovereign-nation-If-not-to-what-country-would-this-island-belong

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/quora/if-someone-were-to-build_b_3602289.html

There is no doubt that the United Nations with all of its political nuances makes it difficult for burgeoning countries such as Asgardia to reach Global legitimacy. Afterall, the UN can't even decide on the small strip of land called Isreal. If the UN existed in 1775, would the 13 colonies of the America's have been recognized?

Is there another way? Empires of great power over the ages have risen and fallen. Great alliances have joined in force and in peace, but how many in the last 1000 years of human history have remained constant and steadfast.

Like many examples in today's world were the ability to take part in legitimate enterprises with equally matched micro opportunities there exists success and opertunity, from the big investmennt traders of Americas Wall-street to the home office of a day trader, to the global currency exchanges of the world to the digital currencies like Bitcoin, from the global nations dictating policy for the world, there are Micro-nations, individually with a small voice but under a chartered United Micro-Nation (UMN) organization, Asgardia can find allies, investors, friends, and a common voice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronations

Just How Is a Country Recognized?

From the Sealand wiki article:

In international law , the two most common schools of thought for the creation of statehood are the constitutive and declaratory theories of state creation. The constitutive theory was the standard nineteenth-century model of statehood, and the declaratory theory was developed in the twentieth century to address shortcomings of the constitutive theory. In the constitutive theory, a state exists exclusively via recognition by other states. The theory splits on whether this recognition requires "diplomatic recognition" or merely "recognition of existence".

Just How Is a Country Recognized?

From the Sealand wiki article:

In international law , the two most common schools of thought for the creation of statehood are the constitutive and declaratory theories of state creation. The constitutive theory was the standard nineteenth-century model of statehood, and the declaratory theory was developed in the twentieth century to address shortcomings of the constitutive theory. In the constitutive theory, a state exists exclusively via recognition by other states. The theory splits on whether this recognition requires "diplomatic recognition" or merely "recognition of existence".

Found out about this nation today and had to apply. This is the greatest thing I have ever seen and I feel like this is what I have always been missing. To be part of something that has the ability to be life changing is nothing short of AMAZING!!!

I hope that many more join and give their support to make this possible.

I can only describe this nation as a dream, as it has been only a distant mirage in a vast desert for me until recently. I layed awake some nights hoping for a nation where I could be free of the suffocating politics and violence of earth to study science, my only true passion. When this nation takes to the heavens, I intend to be a resident, and then and only then shall I be truely happy. I am only but a senior in high school now, but my ambitions reach higher than Asgardia will go!

https://youtu.be/LMbI6sk-62E

I saw this video today. It seems like a pretty feasible process. I wonder what the cost of something like this would be. It would open up so many possibilities for space travel and for building flotilla type societies of people living entirely in space. With the advent of vertical aeroponics we could grow our own food in space, provided there were some gravity/magnetic field generated to allow the water to flow through the system. Either way I think it's such an exciting prospect I had to share.

I CREATED MY ACCOUNT BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2016 BUT GOT SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL THAT I NEVER MADE TIME TO FINALIZE MY ACCOUNT. SADLY, I MISSED THE CONSTITUTION VOTE BY 10 DAYS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VOTE FOR THE INSIGNIA, FLAG, AND ANTHEM. I THINK THIS NATION IS SUCH A GREAT PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY. I AM STUDYING ANIMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT MY INTERESTS IN SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS AND PHYSIC HAVENT DWINDLED SINCE I SWITCHED DEGREE PROGRAMS. I PLAN TO RETURN TO SCHOOL TO FINISH MY BS IN PHYSICS AFTER I COMPLETE MY BS OF MEDIA ARTS AND ANIMATION. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND SPACE TRAVEL HAVE BEEN A LONG-STANDING INTEREST TO ME AND I AM EXCITED TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BETTERMENT OF THIS NEW NATION.