First-ever 'space nation' Asgardia launches 1st satellite
Asgardia, the first-ever country planned to be floated into space, has successfully launched its maiden satellite from a NASA site. The satellite contains data uploaded by over 1.16 lakh registered "Asgardians", which makes the virtual nation rank 174 in terms of population. Asgardia aims to prevent "Earth's conflicts being transferred into space", its billionaire founder Igor Ashurbeyli has said.