Is it possible to build a Space Nation?

Poets have long thought of creating and living in perfect harmony: ideal communities devoid of Earthly evils such as poverty, classism and violence. That idea is what motivated Russian scientist Igor Ashurbeyl to set about creating a space nation called Asgardia in 2016. read more

I believe that it definitely is possible to build a Space Nation. It will be extremely expensive. It will cost a lot of resources. It will require unity, as the human species; this makes it improbable. However, if we were to start now, we wouldn’t be able to finish it even by the time a baby born now has grand-kids, and their grand-kids have grand-kids. read more

Leaders of a proposed space nation called Asgardia discussed the project at a news conference in Paris on Oct. 12, 2016. The team discussed the possibility of one day building a space station, like the one shown in this artist's rendition, which they released to media outlets. read more

The problem with describing the populace as a nation would be hard to regulate, as a nation is usually defined by borders, and there are no borders in space, just lots of empty area, filled with a few random molecules and deadly radiation. read more