After launching Nano-satellite Asgardia- 1st Space Kingdom awaits for ‘human colonization’

NewsBharati    20-Nov-2017
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Virginia, November 20: Ever thought about travelling to moon and settling down there? What an immense view it could be if we get to go and settle out in space? Far away from this pollution, terrorism, politics, disasters??? Isn’t it? Do you know, ‘Space Kingdom’ named as ‘Asgardia-1’ will soon be existing in real time where around 500,000 people applied to become citizens of Asgardia. 

No it’s not what you are thinking meanwhile: don't bother packing your bags just yet, Asgardia-1 is just a CubeSat carrying 500 GB of pictures and text. Earlier this week the Asgardia-1 satellite was launched. The satellite is roughly the size of a loaf of bread and contains the personal details of 18,000 Asgardia's citizens including things such as family photographs. There is also a copy of Asgardia's flag, coat of arms and constitution aboard.


 

This amazing idea of space nation was coined by Russian Scientist Igor Ashurbeyl back in 2016. Dr Ashurbeyl has plans to convince the UN to recognise Asgardia as a nation, however, it is currently not recognised by any country on Earth. The only benefit currently offered to citizens of the space nation is the ability to upload data to Asgardia-1 in orbit. Dr Ashurbeyli said: "I promised there would be a launch.

"We selected NASA as a reliable partner... because we have to meet the commitments that I made 13 months ago." Further he elaborated that "Asgardia-1 will contain data stored for free for up to 1.5 million Asgardians on board the satellite. These are historic days, and your names and data will forever stay in the memory of the new space humanity, as they will be reinstalled on every new Asgardia satellite we launch. Asgardia-1 is our first, small step which we hope will lead to a giant leap forward for mankind."

Someday, Ashurbeyli said, he hopes to create a planetary-defense constellation that will help protect against asteroids, solar flares and human-made space debris; this satellite is just the first step.

Who is eligible to carry the citizenship of Asgardia?

Anyone over 18-years-old, with an email address, regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion, and financial standing can apply for citizenship.

The satellite was launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Asgardia-1 made its journey to the ISS aboard the OA-8 Antares-Cygnus, a NASA commercial cargo vehicle. The Cygnus craft docked with the International Space Station on November 14 to perform its primary mission of delivering supplies to the astronauts there. The satellite will remain in orbit for between five and 18 months as it will likely burn up and disappear.


 

The satellite is 10 x 20 x 20 centimeters (3.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 inches) and has eight batteries and four deployable solar arrays. It will orbit at up to 500 kilometers (310 miles) above Earth. Texas-based space-services firm NanoRacks acts as the satellite’s prime contractor and operator. Asgardia-1 contains Asgardia’s Constitution, national symbols and other documents, as well as files uploaded by Asgardians.