CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Asgardia’s administrative center is located in Vienna, Austria. The Cygnus spacecraft that carried Asgardia-1 into space released Asgardia-1 and two other satellites on 12 November 2017.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr Igor Ashurbeyli has been re-elected as Head of Nation by the Residents of Asgardia, after successfully serving his first five-year term in office. Dr Ashurbeyli won an overwhelming majority of 93.17% in the election, which was held in September 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asgardia is a fully fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations-with all the attributes this status entails: a government and embassies, a flag, a national anthem and insignia.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United Nations does not acknowledge Asgardia’s claim of statehood and experts in space law have also said it cannot be decaled a ‘space kingdom, ’ but the organization remains active online, with an election for the position of “head of nation” set to take place Friday.