This week Parliament has been getting stuck into a wide range of activities for Asgardia including marking the 3rd Birthday of the Nation and bagging an invitation to the United Nations/Austria World Space Forum. ASGARDIA’S BIRTHDAY One of Asgardia’s most notable holidays happened on the 5th of Ophiuchus (Oct 12) - Asgardia’s Birthday. This is the day when the Nation was founded by Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli, our Head of Nation. Over the years, this day has become a very important one for members of Asgardia as they use it as a time to connect with other Asgardians in their local areas and celebrate their shared identity together. This was no different for members of Parliament - Some members of Parliament including Chairman Lembit Opik and Member of the Culture Committee, Cherly Gallagher - attended a local gathering at a local pub in London, UK that had been organised by Chief Editor of Space Citizen News and Asgardian Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Ivan Rosel. Mr. Rosel writes in his blog that “The party was cheerful with jokes and cheers and an epic series of photos were taken to mark that so special moment of witnessing Asgardia entering its fourth year of existence.” AMPS ARRIVE IN DARMSTADT FOR ASIC2019 Asgardia’s Space, Science and Investment Congress #ASIC2019 is due to go live today and several members of Parliament have already arrived to take part in this historic event. ASIC2019 has already attracted some of the biggest names in Science and it’s shaping up to be one of the major scientific events of the year. Chairman of the Science Committee, Dr. Luca Sorriso-Valvo has been working with eminent scientist and minister of Science, Prof. Floris Wuyts to organise the event. If you’re not able to attend, but you’re like us and you are interested in the event, you can watch some live coverage on our official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-QZ-1-mZPU and you can learn more directly from the events page here: https://asgardia.space/en/congress-october-2019/ UNITED NATIONS/AUSTRIA WORLD SPACE FORUM Asgardian Parliamentarians Lembit Opik and Cheryl Gallagher were delighted to hear from the United Nation’s Office for Outer Space Affairs with an invitation to the World Space Forum: Access to Space4All. Asgardia’s attendance at events like this is an important step. Not only in raising the profile of our nation, but in making contributions to the international space community. The innovations for life in space will need to be a unified human effort and Parliament is certainly trying to embrace that in the spirit of Asgardia. The World Space Forum is due to be held in Vienna, Austria between the 18th and the 22nd of November - After their Participation in this event, both Mr. Opik and Ms Gallagher will be heading to the much-anticipated Physical sitting in Tallinn. A very busy schedule indeed. NEW ASGARDIA BROCHURE Asgardia has recently released a brand new brochure that covers a lot of information about the Nation - it’s a much-needed update on the previous one which was starting to fall behind the times a little. This new document has loads of great information - including information about the committee chairs of Parliament and all the Government minsters it also has details of the overall strategy, finances, economic model and details about logistics and overall infrastructure. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, or you’re one of the people that want to know more about Asgardia’s future and what our goals are as a Nation, then please go and have a read now! https://asgardia.space/storage/page/publication/attach/3e/62/3e6214a174eb518f098ee4ea762f7114bc527cb9f13d72dbd071061f5f9e5f55.pdf If you’d like to support the development of Asgardia, you can do so by signing up as a resident. This costs 100 euros and you can do so by clicking on your profile picture, selecting ‘Government Services’ and then selecting the citizenship fee option. Images courtesy of event organizer Ivan Rosel @ Space Citizen News

Hello, again fellow Asgardians. We’re back with another Parliament update - But before we get into it, we wanted to let you know that it’s possible for you to directly contact Parliament. Our primary job is to represent the will of the people through the development and application of legislation for Asgardia - so your opinions really matter to us and we always love to hear from you. If you’d like to get in touch with Parliament, then you can do so by sending an email to crd.parliament@asgardia.space we will ensure that we review all our emails and respond to them as necessary - on the other hand, if you have general questions about Asgardia or how to use the website or any technical issues, please email citizens@asgardia.space. Not that’s out of the way, let’s get into the update. Parliament has been towards the upcoming Autumn sitting that will take place in Estonia. Much of the preparations have been completed and people from Parliament have been getting their tickets and applying for the necessary visas - it’s a very large logistical undertaking and the events coordinators are working very hard to keep it all as streamlined. The conference centre and accommodations have also been prepared and we’re all looking forward to some long productive days ahead. Most of the Parliamentary committees have been focussed on polishing up economic legislations and ensuring that we have 30 signatures to progress them through the process. This is due to the fact that the Sitting will focus mainly on the development of Asgardia’s economy and economic systems. We’re really looking at ways to help build up some funds for the nation, but also to provide some important services for Residents. In October there will be an informal session that will allow us to have important discussions on the legislation before the Sitting in Tallinn. At this session, we will be able to start the process and have some indicative votes. These votes are a way for us to test the legislation and see how likely it is to pass in the official voting sessions - it’s a very useful way for us to make final edits and have final debates before we bring the legislation ‘to the floor’. We are working on the establishment of a ‘Culture’ contest that will run during the sitting in November. It will be an art contest - Participants will pay a small fee to enter the contest and complete their submissions. Parliament will then vote on the submissions and will pick a winner. Full details of the contest will be announced by the culture committee soon and we’ll also be ready to answer any questions that you may have. That concludes our Monday update for today. If you’d like to help support the development of the Nation, please consider becoming a paid resident - if we all work together, we’ll be able to turn Asgardia from a dream into a reality and reach the stars as one humanity. Click on your profile picture > Select Government Services > Pay the resident fee.

Hello again from Parliament. We’re back this week with another update about the work that we’re doing and the progress that the Nation is making towards its goals. We want to start out by thanking everyone that has shown their support for Asgardia by contributing the Citizenship fee. The more people that are able to become residents helps to move the nation forward and allow us to tackle practical goals that come with a price-tag attached to them. We appreciate your support and belief in our Space Nation of Asgardia. If you’d like to contribute financially to the nation, you can do so by clicking on your profile picture > Selecting ‘Government Services’ > Clicking ‘pay’ under the ‘resident fee’ :: Upcoming Benefits for Residents :: Residents are allowed to have a direct say in the development of the nation and will be the first to access the benefits of Asgardia at the moment, Residents are invited to provide suggestions to amendments to the constitution as we prepare for a constitutional review. https://asgardia.space/en/page/referendum-on-amendments Parliament working hard to provide value to our Residents and supporters and we are currently investigating a range of different services that will return benefits directly back to people that are supporting the development of Asgardia. One of the things that we’re looking at is partnering with various companies and agencies from around the world to look at securing agreements and deals such as travel and health insurance for Asgardians that Asgardian Residents will get to use at favourable rates and we will be releasing more details about the first of these agreements in the coming weeks. We are also pushing through legislation that will allow Residents to start their own businesses in Asgardia backed up by legislation that will provide standards and protection for people’s intellectual properties. This is a great opportunity for pioneering Asgardians to join the first wave of entrepreneurs. In the coming weeks, we’ll also be releasing information about how people can start the process of registering their businesses with our new Business Registry system. Over time, as we grow and our economy improves, we will be releasing more and more services that our Residents will be able to take advantage of and more ways for people to contribute to the Nation as we are aware that not everyone is able to make a financial contribution - we hope that the ability for Asgardians to exchange goods and services with one another will help people in this area. :: Mayors :: Things on the Mayoral front have been fairly quiet since the elections took place, however - Mayors are still an important piece of Asgardia and the Nation has big plans for the Mayors in the future. Some of the delays in empowering Mayors is simply a matter of legislating what their powers and responsibilities are. The Citizenship Committee is taking point on connecting with the Mayors and discussing ways to formalise their work in Asgardia - Last week, the Committee met with several Mayors and discussed the creation of a formal process in which Mayors could inform Parliament of their needs. It was also hinted that the position of the Mayors would be raised in Tallinn with the visiting Ministers who will be attending during the Parliamentary sitting to discuss the capacities of the Mayors and help to further shape and define the role. One thing is certain; The Mayor will become a very important role in Asgardia in the future - if you’re interested in contributing to the nation, being a Mayor is a great way to take up a major role - there are still spaces for Mayors - you can find out more about it here: https://asgardia.space/en/mayoral-elections/ :: The Science and Investment Congress :: Finally, AMP Enrico Rizzato had some interesting thoughts on the congress that he wanted to share about why he is excited about this upcoming event. My main impression is that the attempt to migrate to outer space as a human civilization will lead us to face our limits. The fact of remaining bound to a terrestrial-type environment, which has always been our cradle, has so far left us dormant in our cultural childhood, providing us with the appropriate alibi for not facing our social and cultural limits. Trying to live in a strictly hostile environment, because extraterrestrial space is like that, will inevitably lead us to face those limits. I hope this beautiful challenge will lead us to improve as a species. In this sense, i see the Darmstadt congress as the beginning of a journey in this direction. Especially for Asgardia, but not only. It is pleasant to think that Asgardia can be a stimulus for the improvement of the whole humanity, not only for its own citizens, who will probably be the first to benefit from this new cultural attitude. I hope above all that the ideas proposed at the October congress will go in this direction, and, at the same time, will be convincing for investors, given however that the enterprise we are trying to undertake as Asgardians requires considerable economic efforts. In this sense, I am mostly interested in what is planned to be discussed at the second day of the congress. In particular about the round table on "The problems of investing in long term space projects". I hope that the discussion on these topics will serve to make us and our tasks more popular, even among institutional investors, who until now have always given these matters the simplistic consideration of a mocking smile. It is probably an optimistic hope, but somewhere we - humans - have to start, and I'm happy and proud that Asgardia is one of the forerunners in this area, both as an Asgardian Citizen, as a Member of Asgardia Parliament, as a member of parliamentary Citizenship Committee (...which, in the future, will probably be heavily involved in Asgardia developments into space), but mainly as a simple human being, belonging to a cultural species that needs grow and face its own limits ... to overcome them.

Before we launch into our weekly update, on behalf of all members of Parliament, we wanted to wish Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli a happy birthday. A true visionary, without whom there would be no Asgardia and it would be a big step back for humanity’s journey into space. We wish our Head of Nation a long and happy life in the hopes that he can see his dreams realised. This week we have exciting news about how we do things differently in Asgardia, how to start using our very own currency, Solars, and the preparations for our next physical session in Tallinn (Estonia) in November. Our readers may remember that one of the approved items during our last Parliament session was the change of names for the months on the Asgardian calendar. 54 votes in favour, 45 against and 8 abstentions approved the new version of the calendar. This has been the most divided voting result so far in Asgardia, with a noticeably small difference between the yes and no votes. Chair of Parliament, Lembit Opik informed MPs last week that our Head of Nation, Dr. Igor Ashurbeily, has decided not to issue the correspondent decree and encourage a deeper dialogue, instead, so more MPs can agree on either side of the issue at a later time. This is a very significant sign of how things are done in Asgardian politics, where unity is more than just a word. Also this week, the first transactions with Solars, the internal cryptocurrency in Asgardia, have occurred. A a story written by MP Ugur Aydin was bought by another MP, Kudret Sembil. A second transaction occurred when Ugur sold a figurine to MP Helena A. If you want to test your solars (all Asgardian residents have 100 Solars in their wallets) the way to do it is as follows: - Go to our webpage, Asgardia.space - Search the name of the Asgardian resident you want to buy from (or donate to) - Make sure you see the “new profile view” - Below the picture, name and status you will see the button to add him or her as a friend, and just below, a button for sending solars. - Click on it and you would be able to choose the amount and write a comment if you wish to do so. It could be a good way to start moving items or services within Asgardians. Of course, we are just starting and we can’t “earn” solars (other than receiving donations or payments from other Asgardians) or exchange them by other currencies yet. However, by exploring this option we will start moving in the right direction. Our goal is to create a sustainable, vibrant and just economy independent from fiat money. Finally, in preparation for our physical session in November, our focus is on starting our economy and creating a frame for doing business in Asgardia. The Trade and Commerce Committee has finalized all the processes with their priority legislation with the six Acts that were developed within the committee: - The Asgardia Companies Act - The Asgardia Intellectual Properties Act - The Asgardia Consumer Act - The Asgardia Business Act - The Asgardia Business Grants Act - The Asgardia Tax Act These acts have now been sent to the Parliament Chair and Coordinator for recommendations and approvals. Editing of the Acts will continue as they transition from one department to the next. The business proposal database registry has had another name change as suggested by the Minister, it has changed from Business Activity Development Database to Business Development Activity Registry or BDAR for short. We are very excited about the registry and it is now considered the official registry for Trade and Commerce business proposals and activities. 25 Asgardians already registered within the registry and continue to develop the program as well as assist all those registered with their business pursuits. These are exciting times as we put valuable processes in place that will aid in the future economy of Asgardia. Our motto for the BDAR system is “Developing Business Today for Tomorrow's Future” We should be rolling out our entire BDAR program by the end of this year. Asgardia is living exciting times of growth and development, getting every day a bit closer to our goal. One Humanity, One Unity.

There is a lot going on in Parliament ahead of the upcoming Sittings - and as outlined in our previous update - there is going to be a core focus on building up the Nation’s economy so that we can start to implement important Government services and strategies that are paramount to helping people get into space. In this update, we’ve been speaking with Fernando Jimenez Motte, the Chairman of the Manufacturing Committee about his legislative proposal for the Asgardian Institute of Standards, what it is, and how it will help build a strong economy for our Nation by delivering an Asgardian Standard. The Asgardia Institute of Standards Establishment Law AIS What is it? The Asgardia Institute of Standards Establishment Law is a Legislative Proposal that has moved forward in the Parliament achieving more than 30 signatures. The purpose of this Law is to regulate the procedures and principles regarding the establishment, organization, duties and powers of the Asgardia Institute of Standards (AIS). This law is intended to be a cornerstone of Asgardia’s manufacturing functions. AIS has been established in order to make all kinds of standards for space activities, materials, products, procedures and services. Only standards accepted by the Asgardia Institute of Standards are called the Asgardian Standard. The Institute is the establishment of the Ministry of Manufacturing. Why is it important for Asgardia? We are preparing our Asgardia Space Nation to celebrate and sign very important projects with the global manufacturing industry. More than 200 hundred countries represented in Asgardia Aerospace will have to go through a homologation of standards in order to understand the same definitions and standards. How do you see it working? Let´s suppose that Asgardia is to undertake very important aerospace projects with agencies like the Mexican Aerospace Agency, Brasilian Aerospace Agency or Europe´s Aerospace Agencies -- definitions will have to go through the process of certification and approval to indicate that it meets regulatory standards and specifications, such as safety and technical requirements. This process is called homologation. The duties of the Asgardia Institute of Standards AIS are: a) To ensure that all standards are prepared. b) To accept the standards prepared within the Institute or by other persons and institutions as Asgardian Standard if it is found appropriate. What benefit will it bring? Let me explain that with an example: Europe tend to use the ISO (E), European Standard, while the USA uses the ISO (A) American. For example, if you want to handle an aerospace project and it must refer to units of weight, Latin América uses the kg metric system while English countries use the pound. Russian space corporation Roscosmos issued a statement about lunar missions and its plans to use 3D printing structures built from materials found on-site. Roscosmos announced that it will use 3D printing and local resources for creating a lunar base. It also plans to launch the construction of large-scale structures. The term 3D printing still referred only to the polymer technologies in most minds, and the term Additive manufacturing AM was more likely to be used in metalworking and end-use part production contexts than among polymer, ink-jet, or stereolithography enthusiasts. Plastic is a specific polymer and now play a major role in the aerospace industry, for both technical versatility, as well as having exceptional strength and weight advantages. Plastics in a variety of forms, including polymers, laminates, and flame retardant materials, as well as tooling design, have contributed significantly to the current innovative state of the aerospace industry. So far any business which supplies this valuable and rapidly expanding sector, achieving AS 9100, the specific quality standard for the aerospace industry, is now an essential step, demonstrating throughout the supply chain that safety, reliability, and confidence are top of the priority list. The Asgardia Institute of Standards AIS will support the Minister of Manufacturing in dealing with the homologation process between industries and Asgardia. Will it be given its first reading this year? It depends on how this important law advances through the legal process inside the Parliament. It is highly desired that this Law will be discussed between Government and Parliament in our next Digital Sitting in order to get this important legislation settled this year. Asgardia must accelerate the transfer of added value to its global network market.

We mentioned in a previous update that Parliament had approved the resources for a physical sitting and we are pleased to say that this has now been confirmed. The second physical sitting of Parliament will take place in Tallinn, Estonia in November and it is expected to run between the 23rd and 26th. The focus for the sitting will be on developing Asgardia’s economy. There are lots of things that we want to roll out in the coming year that will deliver more value to the Residents of Asgardia including government services and initiatives like the Digital Space Library - and without a keen focus on kickstarting the economy, it won’t be possible to further develop the nation. Parliament is continuing with its work. The Trade and Commerce Committee has reported that they have finished their drafts on priority legislation that will deliver value within Asgardia concerning future business entrepreneurs as well as protect their intellectual properties, once the Acts are approved. Following with an initiative from the Minister of Trade and Commerce, which involves fine-tuning the business proposal database, that has now been named Business Activities Database Development, or BADD. The goals of the program are to: - To give valuable assistance to everyone who wants to become business entrepreneurs; - Manage all business ventures in one place; - Provide security for those ventures; - Create a secure database location where all business-related ventures can be recorded, tracked, updated, and prioritized; - Understand the entrepreneur's needs, and give them valuable assistance in developing a good business plan and; - Provide a secure location for the storing of Asgardian intellectual properties. The Trade and Commerce committee is assisting the Minister in this development due to its vital importance for Asgardia. The Chair of Trade and Commerce, John Fine introduced a pilot test program within parliament to work out all the unforeseen problems, and eventually, it will be extended to all Asgardians if the program works as expected. The great thing about the program is that it will be available 24/7 and will work anywhere around the world. Plus it has an easy to fill out a form that is user-friendly and comes in several languages. The committee is very hopeful in the success of the program because it will be a valuable service that will add value to any other services offered. Members of the Citizenship Committee are working on different areas related to social protection, rights of citizens, social assistance and medical benefits. Furthermore, aspects of the law related to people who die and the rights of their heirs and the expenses that their worker's insurance must cover to be able to incinerate or bury the insured. They are also considering how it would be profitable to create markets where Asgardians receive discounts, leverage Asgardia Citizens numbers to leverage favourable deals and purchase at negotiated prices, recognizing that there is great competition in global markets that have the necessary distribution channels to close global business. In summary, we are intensifying our work, creating the laws that would allow Asgardia to thrive as the First Space Nation in the history of Humanity.

Voting results from the last Parliament Sitting have been published this week and participation was reported to be 97%! This data shows that Asgardia’s parliament is in good spirits and that they’re carrying out their duties. AMPs continue volunteering their time and best efforts, representing all Asgardians in creating the first space nation. Following up from last week's report, parliament voted on six issues during the last sitting. Until Head of Nation publishes a decree confirming the details, we are unable to share all the outcomes of the votes with you. We can share one piece of good news, however. Chairman of the Citizenship committee, Mr. Benjamin Dell, was voted as Deputy Chair of Parliament for 100 votes in favour out of 107. We congratulate Mr Dell on his appointment. Mr Dell’s first task as Deputy Chair is to start taking the lead ono collecting economic proposals and synthesising them into a unified format that will be addressed at the next Parliament sitting where Parliament will be focussed on the task of kick-starting Asgardia’s economy. Parliament approved the allocation of resources to hold a physical sitting - passing with a majority of 79 votes. Chairman of Parliament, Mr Lembit Öpik expressed that the physical sitting would be beneficial for Parliament stating that the sitting would be used as an intensive session to focus on the development of Asgardia’s finances. Last week brought good news for the Culture Committee too, as MP and artist Cheryl Gallagher was appointed Executive Secretary of the Committee. In fact, during the weekend Ms Gallagher held a committee meeting. Among very interesting plans for the immediate and long term future, MP Gallagher reminded the committee that the committee should promote an atmosphere of trust, respect, clarity, accountability and work to develop the social health of Asgardia. The Committee believes that a holistic approach should be taken and aim to work in concert with other committees. Alexander Ryzhy, Chairman of the Finance Committee, shared with us that, in the last few weeks they have discussed few topics about National Currency Law, National Bank Law and Tax Law. The committee will generate a timetable for development and submission of proposals for Parliament's approval. They have an outline on a much anticipated and needed National Currency Bill created by MP Takuya Kanako that will soon be presented to Parliament. Certainly, this is a big step in Asgardia development. The PR parliament subcommittee is working with the IT department on facilitating more clear information about all members of parliament, so Asgardians can better know their representatives and directly communicate to their offices in the near future. Overall, the parliament of Asgardia continues building a solid foundation to facilitate the creation of the first Space Nation. It is not a small feat but we are united by a common goal. One humanity, one Unity.