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Asgardia: The First SPACE NATION
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Welcome to Asgardia! This floating space station will have a status of an Independent Nation with the same rights as other nations on Earth when it's completed.

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" ‘Asgardia‘ will become the first ‘orbital’ nation of our civilization and will be created with the goal of opening access to space technology, protect the Earth from cosmic threats and promote peace."


Quote:This space nation is the result of plans developed b an international group of scientists.
The best part is you can become THEIR citizen today, but only the first 100,000 will become citizens. Really, who wouldn’t want to be part of a SPACE NATION?

The plans are to start off small. The team behind Asgardia has announced that they will launch a satellite into space next year. The satellite will enter a low-earth orbit after launch.

‘As low-earth orbit becomes more accessible, what’s often called the ‘democratization of space, a pathway is opening up to new ideas and approaches from a rich diversity of participants,” said Professor David Alexander, Director of the Rice Space Institute at Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Asgardia will become a floating space station which will have a status of an INDEPENDENT NATION, and when its headquarters are completed, it will be recognized the United Nations, with the same rights and treatment as other nations of the earth.

That’s the resume of Igor Ashurbeyli ‘s dream, founder of the International Center for Aerospace Research based in Vienna, and chairman of UNESCO’s ‘Science of Space’ committee.
But their future plans are even more fascinating. Among the numerous early developments plans Asgardia has is the construction of a state-of-the-art ‘protective’ shield of planet Earth.

This protective shield – seen so far only in Hollywood movies— would help safeguard our planet from both manmade and natural threats from space: Solar flares, space debris, and asteroid collisions.
So far, experts estimate that there are over 20,000 traceable objects created by humans in space.

See? There it is, showing us what they have that has already been revealed in movies.

So, "they" are finally releasing this technology to us.  It's about time!

Quote:“The project’s concept comprises three parts – philosophical, legal and scientific/technological,” said Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli.
Asgardia is a fully-fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations – with all the attributes this status entails. The essence of Asgardia is Peace in Space, and the prevention of Earth’s conflicts being transferred into space,” Dr. Ashurbeyli added.

“The mission of Asgardia to create opportunities for broader access to space, enabling non-traditional space nations to realize their scientific aspirations is exciting.”
The group of researchers behind Asgardia hope that this ‘space nation’ will kick-start an entirely new framework for ownership and nationhood in space.

So far, this has only been possible in popular movies like Star Trek and Star Wars, but as always, what was considered science fiction is today entirely possible.

“An appropriate and unique global space legal regime is indispensable for governing outer space in order to ensure it is explored on a sustainable basis for exclusively peaceful purposes and to the benefit of all humanity, including future generations living on planet earth and in outer space,” said Professor Ram Jakhu, Director, Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
“The development of foundational principles of such a legal regime ought to take place at the same time as technological progress is being made.”



About Asgardia:

Quote:Since the dawn of time

humankind has strived to reach into the unknown,
to achieve the impossible and to do the unthinkable.

People have populated all of planet Earth, explored every corner and flown into the
atmosphere and beyond. Travel to other planets will occur in the foreseeable future.
It is thanks to the inquisitive nature of past generations that humanity has continually evolved.And yet the science which allows such marvelous advances is not always a priority for society at large.
Economical and political considerations often take precedence over purely scientific
ones and ethical boundaries are considered necessary to sustain safety.

Modern evolution and intellectual progress can best serve the humanity when decisions
are taken primarily on a scientific basis. In the future our children and grandchildren will
take for granted what for us is unimaginable.

Asgardia will demonstrate to scientists throughout the world that independent,
private and unrestricted research is possible. Its first prototype satellite is planned for
launch in 2017-2018.

Asgardia – named in honour of
an ancient mythological city in the skies – will offer an independent platform
free from the constraint of a land-based country’s laws.
It will become a place it in orbit which is truly ‘no man’s land’. Welcome to Asgardia!


The first prototype is scheduled for launch next year! Whoa!
Now we're getting somewhere... literally!   minusculebeercheers  



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That would be incredible if True! We can only Hope that they've decided to pursue To Colonize Space.
I'm thinking they already have and this is just to Appease us.
Once A Rogue, Always A Rogue!
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(10-13-2016, 10:00 PM)guohua Wrote: That would be incredible if True! We can only Hope that they've decided to pursue To Colonize Space.
I'm thinking they already have and this is just to Appease us.

Probably!  If we haven't I'd be very surprised.  tinywondering

I like this part...

Quote:Asgardia is a fully-fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations – with all the attributes this status entails. The essence of Asgardia is Peace in Space, and the prevention of Earth’s conflicts being transferred into space,” Dr. Ashurbeyli added.


If they can offer a peaceful place to get off this rock, sign me up!!
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Yes, But I was Hoping They'd Leave The United Nations Of Beggars Out Of it.
Once A Rogue, Always A Rogue!
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