Asgardia The Space Kingdom 2nd July 2018 Original at: https://neilahogan.com/index.php/2018/07/02/asgardia-the-space-kingdom/ Congratulations to Igor Ashurbeyli for becoming the officially elected Head of the Nation of Asgardia. It’s impossible to put into one blog post what a monumental achievement Asgardia is. (Well, I could, but it would run to about two hundred pages!) So, if you haven’t heard of Asgardia the Space Kingdom before, here is a quick rundown. Quoting from the asgardia.space website: Asgardia was created with three top goals in mind: to ensure the peaceful use of space, to protect the Earth from space hazards, and to create a demilitarized and free scientific base of knowledge in space. Asgardia also has a long-term objective of setting up habitable platforms in space, and building settlements on the Moon. We believe that the creation of a new legal platform for the exploration of near-Earth and deep space is crucial to keep pace with humanity’s rapid technological and scientific expansion off-planet. Universal space law and astro-politics have to replace the current outdated international space law and geopolitics. That sounds interesting, so I read through a lot more, then signed up as a citizen. Here are some other great points: * Any human adult can become a citizen. (Space citizenship is different to Earth citizenship.) * Asgardia already has a satellite which represents its location in space * Plans are moving ahead for the establishment of Space Arks and settlements on the Moon * Asgardia citizens make it the 171st largest populated nation * Visit the site to see the flag, coat of arms and anthem here * The Asgardian National Bank is currently being set up * A cryptocurrency called the Solar will be available soon * Embassies to be set up in several countries are in the planning stages * Discussions with the United Nations regarding membership will also commence in the near future * Asgardia is open to business propositions and is currently developing its taxation system * A space court has been assembled where justice will be served * The inauguration of the first Head of Asgardia took place on the 28th June in Vienna. Click here to see pictures and a report of the event: * If you’d like to contribute to Asgardia, you can sign up here: https://asgardia.space/en/ * Asgardia has its own calendar which is 13 months long. The additional month, between June and July, is Asgard. There are 28 days per month with an additional day on the 31st December. You can view the Asgardian and Gregorian conversion chart here * And everything is in 12 official languages! And these are just the tip of the iceberg. After all, the nation is being created from the ground up – forming departments, agreements and more in a few years what took countries centuries, and then replacing those sections that didn’t work too well with something that will hopefully work better. Expect education departments, passports and more. I look forward to seeing what Asgardia has in store in future.