世界首個“太空國家”舉行元首就職典禮大綱

在電影《機器人總動員》中，因爲地球變成了一個“垃圾星球”，人類都移民到了一個太空中的空間站，在那裏建立了自己的“太空國家”。近日，世界首個“太空國家”舉行元首就職典禮。想要成爲“太空國家”的居民？只要在其網站註冊就可以了。

Asgardia, a proposed “space nation,” inaugurated its first head of state Monday during a ceremony at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, which was attended by diplomats, researchers, engineers and legal experts from around the world.

“太空國家”阿斯加迪亞6月25日在奧地利維也納霍夫堡宮舉行首位國家元首就職典禮，來自世界各地的外交官、研究人員、工程師和法律專家參加了儀式。

The new head of nation, Igor Ashurbeyli—a Russian scientist, billionaire and philanthropist—took an oath of office during an event with no shortage of pomp and circumstance. He went on to unveil ambitious goals for the first space nation: notably, to have permanently inhabited space stations in low Earth orbit and stationary settlements on the Moon within the next 25 years.

新元首伊戈爾•阿舒爾貝利是俄羅斯科學家、富豪和慈善家，他在盛大而隆重的儀式上宣誓就職。他還宣佈了首個太空國家的宏偉目標：25年內要在地球近地軌道建立永久有人居住的太空站，在月球上建成固定定居點。

"We have established all branches of a nation," Ashurbeyli said in a speech at the ceremony. "I can declare that Asgardia has been born."

阿舒爾貝利在就職典禮上發表演講說：“我們已經成立了一國應有的各類機構。我宣佈阿斯加迪亞正式成立。”

Asgardia—named after Asgard, a sky city in Norse mythology which was said to house the gods—was founded by Ashurbeyli and several prominent space experts in October 2016. The aim of the project is to “create a free independent nation outside of planet Earth” with “equal access to space for all people regardless of the country of origin, nationality, location, age, gender, sex, race, etc.”

阿斯加迪亞這個名字源自挪威神話中的天空之城阿斯加德，據說那裏是衆神的聚居地。該項目由阿舒爾貝利和幾位著名航空專家於2016年10月籌建。項目宗旨就是“在地球之外創建一個自由獨立的國家，不論國籍、民族、地理位置、年齡、性別、性特徵、種族等因素，人們都能進入其中”。

Currently, the international Outer Space Treaty requires governments to authorize and supervise all space activities, including those of commercial and non-profit organizations. The founders of Asgardia hope to avoid the tight restrictions that this system imposes.

目前，國際《外層空間條約》規定由各國政府授權並監督所有外層空間活動，包括商業和非營利組織的活動。阿斯加迪亞的締造者希望避開這套制度的嚴格規定。

“Access to outer space should be a human right, beyond the control of any Earthly nation,” Ashurbeyli, who is also head of the UNESCO Commission on Space Science, said in a statement.

身爲聯合國教科文組織空間科學委員會主席的阿舒爾貝利在聲明中說：“進入外太空應當成爲一項人權，不受地球上任何國家的控制。”

“We believe that the creation of a new legal platform for the exploration of near-Earth and deep space is crucial to keep pace with humanity’s rapid technological and scientific expansion off-planet.”

他說：“我們認爲，爲了跟上人類向星外空間的快速科技擴張，創建新的法律平臺用於探索近地和外層空間至關重要。”

Aside from the long-term objective of setting up habitable platforms in space, Asgardia has a number of other goals. These include ensuring the peaceful use of space and preventing future space wars; protecting the Earth from space hazards, such as large asteroids; and creating a platform for scientific research.

除了設立可居住的外層空間平臺這一長期目標，阿斯加迪亞還有大量其他目標，包括：確保和平使用外層空間，防止未來發生太空戰爭；保護地球免遭太空災難，如來自大型小行星的威脅；創建科研平臺。

Ultimately, Asgardia hopes to apply to the United Nations as a fully fledged nation-state. It has already made its first foray into space with the launch of the Asgardia-1 satellite in December 2017, which it regards as sovereign territory.

最終，阿斯加迪亞希望向聯合國申請，註冊成爲一個全面發展的國家。2017年12月，它已發射“阿斯加迪亞-1”號衛星，首次正式進入自視爲主權領土的外層空間。

Some legal experts have questioned the validity of this claim because Asgardia has not yet been recognized as an independent state. Nevertheless, since its establishment, Asgardia has adopted a constitution, flag and national anthem, and is also developing a bank and its own cryptocurrency system, called SOLAR.

一些法律專家質疑其合法性，因爲阿斯加迪亞尚未被承認爲獨立國家。可是，自創建以來，阿斯加迪亞已通過了憲法、國旗和國歌，而且正在創辦銀行及其加密貨幣體系，稱作“太陽幣”。

People from around the world have been invited to register online for Asgardian citizenship. So far, the number of individuals that have signed up stands at around 200,000—although the aim is not to move all of these members into space.

世界各地的人都應邀網上註冊成爲阿斯加迪亞的公民。迄今，已簽名註冊的人數約有20萬，不過，現在的目標並不是將所有人送入太空。

Asgardia has even held parliamentary elections during which 140 representatives were chosen, while it is also in the process of forming various governmental bodies. These will be responsible for different aspects of the running of the state.

阿斯加迪亞甚至還舉行了議會選舉，選出了140名議員，同時還在組建各級政府機構，負責國家管理工作的方方面面。

At the ceremony, Ashurbeyli also announced details regarding the development of Asgardia’s infrastructure and economy.

在就職典禮上，阿舒爾貝利還宣佈了發展阿斯加迪亞基礎設施和經濟的具體安排。

"Asgardia will build an infrastructure that is independent from ground-based systems on Earth," Ashurbeyli said in his speech. "Asgardians will carry handheld devices with integrated passports, credit cards and conventional smartphones."

他在演講中說：“阿斯加迪亞將修建獨立於地球地面系統的基礎設施。阿斯加迪亞人將攜帶集護照、信用卡和普通手機於一體的手持設備。”

"A network of low-earth orbit satellites will be deployed delivering global internet coverage," he added. "Core satellites will be placed in high-earth orbit providing a full range of digital services to Asgardian citizens and businesses, as well as free access to space technologies for earthlings regardless of their nationality on earth."

他還說：“將在近地軌道設置衛星網絡，提供覆蓋全球的互聯網。將在遠地軌道設置遠地軌道核心衛星，向阿斯加迪亞公民和企業提供全面數字服務，地球各國居民均可免費使用太空技術。”

Furthermore, he outlined how Asgardia planned to deploy a space fleet to defend Earth from threats emanating from outer space and how the nation would achieve recognition from other states.

此外，他還概括介紹了阿斯加迪亞計劃如何部署一支太空艦隊，保護地球免受源自外層空間的威脅，以及阿斯加迪亞如何獲得其他國家的承認。

"Asgardia will achieve recognition as an independent space state by means of bilateral agreements with as many states on earth as possible, as well as accession to international organizations both intergovernmental and non-governmental," he said.

他說：“阿斯加迪亞將通過與地球上儘可能多的國家達成雙邊協議以及加入政府間和非政府間國際組織的形式獲得承認，成爲一個獨立的太空國家。”

Exactly how Asgardia will achieve all of its lofty goals is unclear at present, with plans still in their embryonic stages. What is clear is that the space nation will require vast amounts of money to fund its ventures.

眼下，阿斯加迪亞究竟將如何實現所有遠大目標尚不清楚，各項計劃仍處於萌芽階段。不過，這個太空國家需要鉅額資金資助冒險活動。

But if it can achieve its aims, Ashurbeyli sees Asgardia as a safeguard for humanity's future.

阿舒爾貝利認爲，如果能夠實現目標，阿斯加迪亞將成爲人類未來的保障。

"Outer space is endless and space exploration will give homo sapiens the chance to become immortal as a species," he concluded.

他說：“外層空間沒有盡頭，太空探索將賦予智人成爲永生物種的機遇。”