Hello, sentients! Thank you everyone who attended the launch watch party on the Asgardia Discord server! It was amazing for us to share that experience with over 1200 members! We'll be keeping the chat channel open until the Crew Dragon docks safely with the ISS. Here's to sharing more launches with all of you!

NASA has created a poll on twitter asking people where they would rather go on the Moon. Would you rather visit the South Pole or the Apollo 11 landing site? https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1266791776783753216?s=20

Greetings sentients! It’s my pleasure to announce that Patrick Jacobs has stepped up to take on the role of Volunteer Coordinator. Patrick has been a dedicated member of the moderation team and tirelessly volunteered his time and skills behind the scenes that have prompted us to offer him this position You’ll be hearing more from him in the near future as we begin to fill volunteer positions with the many Asgardians who have offered their time to help build our Nation. Rebekah Berg Head of Community Affairs

Are you watching the live broadcast of the Crew Dragon launch? Don't forget to join your Asgardian compatriots on Discord to cheer them on! https://discord.gg/QXBAFK8 Official party starts at 2:30pm ET (18:30 UTC) but there's some Asgardians there now!

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!