Russian billionaire becomes leader of 'world's first space nation'
Russian billionaire and scientist Igor Ashurbeyli on Monday officially declared himself as the leader of the world's first space nation 'Asgardia'. Ashurbeyli's brainchild Asgardia aims to be an independent space nation, with its own government, currency, justice system and calendar. Focused towards establishing a permanent settlement on the moon in 25 years, Asgardia already has 2 lakh citizens.