Asgardia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Space Nation of Asgardia, Space Kingdom of Asgardia, Asgardia Space Nation, Asgardia Space State, Space State of Asgardia
Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia and Asgardia the Space Nation, is a "virtual nation" formed by a group of people who have launched a satellite into Earth orbit. They refer to themselves as "Asgardians" and they have given their satellite the name . They have declared sovereignty over the space occupied by and contained within Asgardia -1. The Asgardians have adopted a constitution and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations and establish a permanent settlement on the Moon by 2043.
Key facts
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- Space Kingdom of Asgardia
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- Orbital ATK Antares rocket, caring the Asgardia-1 satellite, launches on 12 November 2017
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- Asgardia-1 satellite
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- or 25 June 2018
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- Asgardia-1
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- 300px
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- Launch of Asgardia-1 on 12 November 2017
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- Technology demonstrator
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- Space Kingdom of Asgardia
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- 2017-071N
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- 43049
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- Planned: 5 years Final:
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- 2U CubeSat
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- Antares 230
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- MARS LP-0A
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Asgardia Independent Research Center
- Founding
- Governance
- Parliament
- Executive branch
- Judicial branch
- Mayoral elections
- Key people
- Space activity
- Legal status
- Historical
- Recognition and territorial claims
- Data security
- Economy
- Legal currency
- Economic forum
- References
- External links
Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia and Asgardia the Space Nation, is a "virtual nation" formed by a group of people who have launched a satellite into Earth orbit. They refer to themselves as "Asgardians" and they have given their satellite the name . They have declared sovereignty over the space occupied by and contained within Asgardia -1. The Asgardians have adopted a constitution and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations and establish a permanent settlement on the Moon by 2043.
Igor Ashurbeyli, the founder of the Asgardia Independent Research Center, proposed the establishment of Asgardia on 12 October 2016. The Constitution of the Space Kingdom of Asgardia was adopted on 18 June 2017 and it became effective on 9 September 2017. Asgardia's administrative center is located in Vienna, Austria.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asgardia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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