Asgardia’s 1st satellite due to launch

Within just a few months, Asgardia – named for the city in the sky of Norse mythology, whose stated goal is to become the first space nation – will have its first satellite catapulted into orbit by NASA. Aboard will be personal data of Asgardia “citizens.” The Asgardia-1 satellite is due to launch aboard a NASA mission to the International Space Station later this summer. This week (June 26, 2017) Asgardia said that NASA-mandated tests have now been successfully conducted with its satellite. Its satellite’s batteries and power systems were tested, and the satellite passed both a vibration test, simulating vibration during launch, and a vacuum chamber test, designed to ensure that the satellite will survive in the vacuum of space. More

(Source: EarthSky - Jun 29)