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Scientists found first independent space nation 'Asgardia' - and you can become a citizen

Igor Ashurbeyli, chairman of UNESCO’s Science of Space Committee and founder of the Aerospace International Research Centre in Vienna, who is leading the project {Photo Courtesy}

A consortium of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and legal experts has announced plans to create the first ever nation in space.

The new nation will be called Asgardia - after Asgard, one of the Nine Worlds of the ancient gods ruled over by Odin in Norse mythology - and will be independent of any current nation state on Earth.

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