Asgardia , also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia , is a group of people who have joined together to establish a new nation. They have adopted a constitution and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations. They are in the process of electing a 150-member parliament and they plan to seek recognition as a nation state . Their first satellite, named Asgardia-1, was launched into space on 12 November 2017.