Asgardia

Space Kingdom of Asgardia
Asgardia
  • English:Space Kingdom of Asgardia
    Spanish:Reino Espacial de Asgardia
    Chinese:阿斯伽迪亚之太空王国
    Turkish:Asgardia Uzay Kraliyeti
    Italian:Regno Spaziale di Asgardia
    Russian:Космическое Королевство Асгардия
    French:Royaume Spatial d’Asgardia
    Portuguese:Reino Espacial da Asgárdia
    Arabic:مملكة أسجارديا الفضائية
    Hindi:ऐसगार्डिया अंतरिक्ष राष्ट्र
    German:Weltraumkönigreich von Asgardia
    Persian:پادشاهی فضایی آسگاردیا
Micronation
Flag of Space Kingdom of Asgardia
Flag
Motto: One Humanity, One Unity
Anthem: Hymn Space Kingdom of Asgardia
StatusActive
CapitalAsgardia-1 (satellite)
48°12′39.1″N 16°22′55.8″E / 48.210861°N 16.382167°E / 48.210861; 16.382167
Administrative centerVienna, Austria
Demonym(s)Asgardian
Organizational structureUnitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• Head of Nation
Igor Ashurbeyli
Lembit Öpik[1]
Lena De Winne[2]
Zhao Yun
LegislatureUnicameral parliament, 150 members[3]
Establishment
• Founding
12 October 2016 (2016-October-12)
• Constitution effective
9 September 2017
• Declaration and Inauguration
25 June 2018[4]
Purported currencySolar

Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia and Asgardia the Space Nation, is a micronation formed by a group of people who have launched a satellite into Earth orbit.[5] They refer to themselves as "Asgardians" and they have given their satellite the name "Asgardia-1". They have declared sovereignty over the space occupied by and contained within Asgardia -1. The Asgardians have adopted a constitution[6] and they intend to access outer space free of the control of existing nations and establish a permanent settlement on the Moon by 2043.[7]

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.[8] Asgardia's administrative center is located in Vienna, Austria.[9]

The Cygnus spacecraft that carried Asgardia-1 into space released Asgardia-1 and two other satellites on 12 November 2017. The Space Kingdom of Asgardia has claimed that it is now "the first nation to have all of its territory in space." Legal scholars doubt that Asgardia-1 can be regarded as a sovereign territory and Asgardia has not yet attained the goal of being recognised as a nation state.[10][11]

  1. ^ Khera, Jastinder (25 June 2018). "New head of 'space nation' aims for the stars". Agence France-Presse via Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Prime Minister's Birthday". Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Elections". Asgardia, IUFV (NGO) and AIRC, GmbH. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ McMahon, Alle (26 June 2018). "Russian billionaire declares himself leader of new 'space nation' Asgardia at lavish castle ceremony". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ Crane, Leah. "The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite". New Scientist. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Historic announcement to all Asgardians: Citizenship Fee | Asgardia – The Space Nation". asgardia.space. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ^ Ashurbeyli, Igor. Decree No. 9. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Asgardia_Constitution was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Leah Crane. The 'space nation' Asgardia just launched its first satellite. — New Scientist, 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ Dave Mosher. The 'space kingdom' Asgardia says it's the first nation with all of its territory in orbit—but legal experts are dubious. — Business Insider, 8 December 2017.

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