Asgardia-1 launch is delayed until tomorrow.
Asgardia-1 launch is delayed until tomorrow.
Asgardia Head of Nation at Wallops launch site
Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, accompanied by members of his administration, at the Wallops launch site, Virginia, where he will witness the launch of the Asgardia-1 satellite into orbit. The launch is scheduled for today at 11:37 GMT.
Asgardia's Head of Nation arrives in USA
Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli accompanied by members of his administration arrived in Washington before traveling with his high-level delegation to the Wallops Island.
Countdown to historic launch of space kingdom’s first satellite
The Asgardia-1 satellite, carrying a hard disk containing the space nation’s Constitution, flag, coat-of-arms and data from the first citizens of Asgardia, is set to blast into space this month.
Enjoy these pre-launch pictures of the Asgardia-1 satellite final assembly and checking process prior to its integration into the Cygnus cargo vehicle.
Population of Asgardia went up to 175th place in the world!
The population of Asgardia has recently overtaken that of Saint Vincent, putting Asgardia in 175th place by population size worldwide, as over 109 650 citizens sign up to the first space nation.
Asgardia and UNESCO Presented Awards to Space Explorers
Asgardia's Head of Nation Igor Ashurbeyli and UNESCO’s Director General Irina Bokova presented awards for outstanding space exploration. The first among the best – astronauts Valentina Tereshkova, Yang Liwei, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez and Koichi Wakata -- were honored with the prize for strong contribution to science.
The ceremony took place at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.
The Moscow Conference Media Round Up
Perhaps the biggest takeaway of the conference in Moscow is that Asgardia is a force to be reckoned with. As the space nation celebrates its one-year anniversary, it is diving into the parliamentary elections, thus getting even closer to UN recognition.
Recently, you may have noticed a few changes to the way that the population is shown in Asgardia. The number of Asgardians is a very important thing for the nation. It not only shows growth, it shows that there are people all over the world who stand by the core values and vision of Asgardia, this includes overcoming the cycle of geopolitics and focus on space politics and peaceful habitation of space.
Asgardia Inauguration - Greetings from the ISS - Cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev
Asgardian Cosmonaut, Oleg Artemiev, sent his greetings from the International Space Station to Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli at his Inauguration ceremony on June 25, 2018
Population of Asgardia went up to 176th place in the world!
The population of Asgardia has recently overtaken that of Grenada, putting Asgardia in 176th place by population size worldwide, as almost 107,400 citizens sign up to the first space nation.
As Asgardia prepares to launch its first satellite into space, marking its first official territory off-planet, the nation is soon expected to grow larger than both St. Vincent and Kiribati.
Asgardia welcomes everyone who is excited about building a nation in space to join, vote, and participate in the creation of this new society.
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