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    Asgardia, the world's first 'space nation', takes flight

    The world's first "space nation" has taken flight.
    On November 12, Asgardia cemented its presence in outer space by launching the Asgardia-1 satellite.

    The "nanosat" -- it is roughly the size of a loaf of bread -- undertook a two-day journey from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the United States, to the International Space Station (ISS).

    It contains 0.5 TB of data belonging to 18,000 of Asgardia's citizens, such as family photographs, as well as digital representations of the space nation's flag, coat of arms and constitution.

    http://www.cnn.com/style/article…

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    • Picture: Holy shit a massively cool space station!
      Reality: A satellite the size of a loaf of bread.

      Clearly a space station for ants.      kona
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