Humanity's first "space nation", Asgardia, is a step closer to getting off the ground after its first satellite was launched last week. While the ultimate goal is for millions of people to live on a constellation of satellites orbiting the Earth, don't bother packing your bags just yet: Asgardia-1 is just a CubeSat carrying 500 GB of pictures and text.
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Category: Space
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- CubeSat
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- International Space Station
- Satellite
- Spaceflight
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