CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Igor Raufovich Ashurbeyli (Azerbaijani: İqor Rauf oğlu Aşurbəyli; , Russian: ; born 9 September 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani-Russian scientist, businessman and a Head of the micronation Asgardia, the Space Nation. He is also the leader of the Party of Russia’s Rebirth since 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Asgardia aims to ensure peaceful space exploration, protect our home planet from cosmic threats and lead the development of new Space Law to eliminate militarization of space. The cornerstone of Asgardia’s decentralized economic system is the SOLAR, the National digital currency.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asgardia, the first-ever “Space Kingdom”, is not a country on Earth. It’s based on a satellite currently in low Earth orbit. Asgardia is the brain child of Igor Ashurbeyli, a Russian-Azerbaijani scientist and engineer.