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Aiming to open up access to space technology, protect Earth from cosmic threats and foster peace, proposals for a new space nation have been unveiled.
By Nicola Davis
Proposals for the “first nation state in space” have been unveiled by a team of scientists and legal experts, who say the move will foster peace, open up access to space technologies and offer protection for citizens of planet Earth.
Dubbed “Asgardia” after one of the mythical worlds inhabited by the Norse gods, the team say the “new nation” will eventually become a member of the United Nations, with its own flag and anthem devised by members of the public through a series of competitions.
According to the project website, Asgardia “will offer an independent platform free from the constraint of a land-based country’s laws. It will become a place in orbit which is truly ‘no man’s land’”.
Initially, it would seem, this new nation will consist of a single satellite, scheduled to be launched next year, with its citizens re...
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