ASGARDIA - THE FIRST SPACE NATION
ASGARDIA - THE FIRST SPACE NATION
(National Anthem Of Asgardia)
(ASGARDIA MAP)
Asgardia, also known as the Space Kingdom of Asgardia and "Asgardia the Space Nation" is a micro-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 "Asgardia-1". 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.
Igor Ashurbeyli, the founder of the Aerospace International 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.
Purpose
Asgardia was created with three top goals in mind: to ensure the peaceful use of space, to protect the Earth from space hazards, and to create a demilitarized and free scientific base of knowledge in space. Asgardia also has a long-term objective of setting up habitable platforms in space and building settlements on the Moon.
The Constitution of Asgardia divides the government of Asgardia into three branches:
(1) a legislative branch named the "Parliament",
(2) an executive branch named the "Government",
(3) a judicial branch named the "Court",
The Parliament is composed of 150 members and each member is referred to as a "Member of Parliament". The Members of Parliament elect one Member to the office of "Chairman of the Parliament". The Members of Parliament also appoint the "Chairman of the Government". The Parliament has 12 permanent committees.
The Chairman of the Government supervises 12 Ministers. Each Minister supervises the operation of one Government Ministry. Each of the permanent committees of Parliament monitors the operation of one Government Ministry. The Parliament may invite Ministers to attend meetings of the Parliament.
The Ministries of Asgardia are: Information And Communication, Citizenship, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Trade and Commerce, Science, Youth and Education, Culture, Safety and Security, Finance, Equity and Resources, Manufacturing
The Chairman of Parliament of Asgardia is Mr. Lembit Opik.
Asgardia’s Supreme Justice is Mr Yun Zhao. Mr. Zhao, law department head at the University of Hong Kong, was appointed as Asgardia’s Supreme Justice on 24 June 2018 (07 Asgard 0002) during the first parliamentary session in Vienna, where he was introduced to the elected Members of Parliament.
Mayoral Elections
The Mayoral elections took place in the period between August 1 to September 9, 2018 (from July 17 to August 28, 0002). Based on the results of the first stage of mayoral elections of Asgardia, offices were taken by mayors of 44 cities from October 12, 2018 (October 5, 0002). The Head of Nation delegated to continue elections of the mayors of Asgardia until the Parliament passes the Bill “On Mayors of Asgardia” from Oct 12, 2018.
Until the Parliament has passed the Bill “On Mayors of Asgardia”, elected mayors will report to the Head of the Nation of Asgardia.
Digital Parliament
The first Digital Parliamentary session of Asgardia took place October 10, 11, 12, 2018. The second Digital Parliamentary Session is scheduled for 10-12 January 2019. During the session, approval of acting ministers, voting on the flag, the anthem and the coat of arms of Asgardia, the Act of National Currency, and Basic Principles of Economic and Financial System have all been issued on the agenda.
Population
(Population Chart Of Top Ten Countries In Asgardia)
Space Activity Asgardia-1
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Launch of Asgardia-1 on 12 November 2017
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| Mission type | Technology demonstrator |
|---|---|
| Operator | Space Kingdom of Asgardia |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-071N |
| SATCAT no. | 43049 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Elapsed: 1 year, 1 month, 1 day |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 2U CubeSat |
| Launch mass | 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 20 cm (3.9 × 3.9 × 7.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 November 2017, 12:19:51 UTC |
| Rocket | Antares 230 |
| Launch site | MARS LP-0A |
| Contractor | Orbital ATK |
| Entered service | 6 December 2017, 22:40:22 UTC |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | Expected: 12 November 2022 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6,830.4 km (4,244.2 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.000305 |
| Perigee | 450.2 km (279.7 mi) |
| Apogee | 454.4 km (282.4 mi) |
| Inclination | 51.64 degrees |
| Period | 93.63 minutes |
| Epoch | 1 January 2018, 10:01:15 UTC |
Asgardia intends to launch a series of satellites into Earth orbit. Its first satellite was successfully launched by Orbital ATK on 12 November 2017 as part of an International Space Station resupply mission. It is a two-unit CubeSat measuring 10 cm × 10 cm × 20 cm (4 in × 4 in × 8 in) at a weight of 2.8 kg (6.2 lb), manufactured and deployed into orbit by NanoRacks, and has been named Asgardia-1.The overall goal of the Asgardia-1 mission is to demonstrate the long-term storage of data on a solid-state storage device operating in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft has a 512 gigabyte solid-state storage device. The data stored in this device will be periodically checked for data integrity and function.Prior to launch, the data storage device was loaded with things like family photos supplied by the first 1,500,000 members of Asgardia. After the spacecraft achieves Earth orbit, data can be uploaded or downloaded using the Globalstar satellite network.
Asgardia-1 was boosted to space and then deployed by US companies on a NASA-funded mission so the satellite falls under US jurisdiction. Asgardia intends to partner with a non-signatory to the Outer Space Treaty (OST), perhaps an African state such as Ethiopia or Kenya, in the hopes of circumventing the OST's restriction on nation-states claiming territory in outer space. The satellite is expected to have a lifetime of 5 years before its orbit decays and it burns up on reentry.
Often described as a billionaire, Ashurbeyli has said that he is currently solely responsible for funding Asgardia and that members will not be funding the planned first satellite launch.Although the cost has not been made publicly available, NanoRacks have said that similar projects cost $700,000. The project intends to move to crowdfunding to finance itself. Sa'id Mosteshar, of the London Institute of Space Policy and Law, says this suggests that Asgardia lacks a credible business plan.A company, Asgardia AG, has been incorporated, and members can buy shares in it. Asgardia wants to enable its founders' companies to use Asgardia's satellite network for their own services and business activities. These are to be settled via the crypto currency Solar and the reserve currency Lunar.
Eventually, Asgardia hopes to have a colony in orbit. This will be expensive: the International Space Station cost $100bn to build, and flights to it cost over $40m per launch. Asgardia has been compared to the troubled Mars One project, which aims to establish a permanent colony on Mars, although Asgardia's organisers point out that setting up a small nation in orbit will be a lot easier than colonising distant Mars.Other proposed goals for the future includes hielding the Earth from asteroids and coronal mass ejections and a Moon base.
Economy
The ideological component of Asgardia’s economy is based on two pillars.The first: In Asgardia, citizens must become owners of the monetary system. The government is simply a middleman, broker and guarantor of monetary transactions.The second: In Asgardia, every citizen must be a participant in the distribution of the Nation’s profit.
Legal Currency
The Head of Nation charged his Administration to hold a contest on the main national Earth currencies in order to determine the initial rate of Solar, the cryptocurrency that will be used for Asgardians. He also charged the Government to introduce a Bill on the National Currency of Asgardia to Parliament by December 10, 2018 (December 08, 0002).
The financial component of Asgardia’s economy is based upon its two national currencies. First, the Solarsolar currency. Because the sun shines for all on Earth, the Solar is to become a universal payment currency converted on the exchanges into not just hard currencies that exist in earthly nations, but also into legitimate cryptocurrencies.
Second, the Lunar, which will be an exclusive currency just for the citizens of Asgardia, 2% of the Earth’s population. The Lunar will be an internal financial and monetary asset that confirms the citizenship of Asgardia. As any asset, it is subject to exchanges, sales, loans, gifting, inheritance and more. It is also listed on the exchanges..
Based on the results of the first economic forum, held in Nice, France on October 26-28, 2018 the following is planned for Asgardia:
1. Adoption of the Forum’s Memorandum.
2. Publication of the reports and presentations of the forum participants as a supplement to Room: A Space Journal and on Asgardia’s website.
3. Asgardia’s presentation at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2019.
4. Development of draft legislation on the national currencies of Asgardia for introduction to the Parliament of Asgardia.
Rights & Freedoms
Key Rights and Freedoms of Asgardian Citizens:
1.freedom of individual;
2.freedom of speech;
3.right to participate in the national affairs of Asgardia, both directly and via representatives;
4.right to elect and be elected/appointed to Asgardia’s governmental bodies and, participate in referenda;
5.right to introduce legislative proposals;
6.right to access to information about the activities of governmental bodies and monitor them;
7.right to participate in space exploration and universal access to scientific information about space;
8.right to personal safety and the safety of home in Asgardia localities;
9.right to citizens’ self-governance;
10.right to ownership and inheritance;
11.right to organise citizen groups on the basis of Asgardia’s laws.
Human Resources
- Asgardia shall encourage the development of human resources.
- Asgardia shall use its own material, financial, and other resources to ensure free access to distance learning, professional qualifications, and scientific and creative work for Asgardian citizens.
- Asgardian citizens have a guaranteed right to free time for self-development and self-improvement, creative and cultural pursuits.
- Asgardia shall work to create jobs and facilitate maximum utilisation of the abilities and qualifications of its citizens.
- Asgardia shall support its citizens in leading healthy lifestyles.
Natural Resources
- Asgardia’s natural resources will include material objects, energy, and information streams in space environments in the Universe in the Asgardian territory and adjacent environments, in accordance with generally recognised international law principles and norms, as well as international treaties to which it is a party.
- Asgardia shall use space resources in accordance with international space law.
- Asgardia’s natural resources may be exclusively its governmental property, the property of its companies, public-private property, private property, personal property, as well as other property under Asgardia’s laws.
- Asgardia shall use all available resources to ensure the safety and sustainability of its natural resources and the space environment, and shall support corresponding initiatives in accordance with Asgardia’s laws.
Financial Resources
- Asgardia’s financial resources shall comprise national governmental and private finance. Arbitrary seizure of private financial resources is prohibited.
- Asgardia’s currency shall be a monetary unit named SOLAR.
- SOLAR shall be freely exchangeable into all the main Earthly currencies on the free market on the Earth, in accordance with Asgardia’s laws.
- SOLAR shall be issued by the National Bank of Asgardia in the amount tied to the parameters of the Moon, the Sun, the other celestial bodies set by a special law of Asgardia. The National Bank of Asgardia shall be a lender of last resort.
- Asgardia shall support private and corporate charitable donors and investors.
- Asgardia shall create special national charitable foundations, including the Asgardia Science Foundation, the Asgardia Childhood Foundation, and others, in accordance with the procedure set by Asgardia’s laws. Distribution of foundation assets shall be within the purview of the Government and supervised by the Parliament.
- The Government shall be responsible for the national budget, external financial exchange, the tax system, Asgardia’s public consumption foundations, and charitable foundations.
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