Asgardia, a group that’s trying to become the first country in space, claims its first satellite is all of its territory. But experts aren’t so sure.
A non-governmental organization called Asgardia wants to become the first kingdom and nation-state in space.
On Wednesday, the group deployed its first satellite into orbit around Earth.
Asgardia claims the small satellite’s deployment means it is “the first nation to have all of its territory in space.”
But space law researchers dispute the claim, and decades of work may remain before Asgardia can become a recognized country.
The self-declared Space Kingdom of Asgardia, a nation founded by a Russian aerospace engineer and billionaire, just deployed its first satellite into orbit.
Asgardia is currently a non-profit non-governmental organization based out of Vienna, Austria. But its leaders want to eventually build a kingdom in space that mines asteroids and defends planet Earth from meteorites, space debris, and other threats.
Tech: The space kingdom of Asgardia says it’s the first nation with ‘all of its territory in space’ — but space law experts dispute the claim
