Astra

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Astra (Latin for "stars") may refer to:

People

  • Astra (name)

Places

  • Astra, Chubut, a village in Argentina
  • Astra (Isauria), a town of ancient Isauria, now in Turkey
  • Astra, one suggested name for a hypothetical fifth planet that became the asteroid belt

Entertainment

  • Astra (Marvel Comics), the name of two otherwise unrelated Marvel Comics characters from 1977 and 1999, respectively
  • Astra (DC Comics)
  • Astra (film), a 2012 Bengali film
  • Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
  • ASTRA Awards, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry
  • Astra, a character in the TV series Ultraman Leo

Music

  • Astra Chamber Music Society, a Melbourne, Australia concert organization, formed in 1951
  • Astra (band), an American psychedelic and progressive rock band
  • Astra (album), a 1985 release by Asia
  • Astra, a 1990 composition by Charles Wuorinen

Sports

  • FC Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian football club, currently playing in Liga I
  • Astra Krotoszyn, a Polish sports club
  • Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian sports club
  • Los Angeles Astra, a women's ultimate team in the Western Ultimate League (WUL)

Software

  • Trillian Astra, a codename for a version of Trillian instant messaging (IM) client
  • Astra (software), software to organize digital broadcasting services for TV operators and broadcasters, etc.

Transportation

Automobiles

  • Astra (1920 automobile), built by American company Dorris Motors
  • Astra (1922 automobile), French cyclecar made by E Pasquet
  • Astra (1930 automobile), shown by Belgian company Automobiles Astra, but never produced
  • Astra (1954 automobile), built by British Anzani until 1959
  • Astra Veicoli Industriali, Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO
  • Astra Bus, a bus manufacturer based in Romania
  • Vauxhall Astra, British GM brand since 1979, originally a version of the Opel Kadett
  • Holden Astra, Australian version of the Nissan Pulsar, 1984–1989; version of the Opel Astra since 1995
  • Opel Astra, produced since 1991; also known as the Chevrolet Astra and Saturn Astra

Aviation

  • IAI Astra, Israel Aircraft Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet
  • A Handley Page Hinaidi prototype, later used for barnstorming in England under the name Astra
  • Stellar Astra, American ultralight trike design
  • Ultralight Engineering Astra, ultralight aircraft
  • Société Astra, French airship and aeroplane manufacturer
  • Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

Rail

Spaceflight

  • Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics, a Scottish space advocacy group
  • Astra (American spaceflight company), a US launch service provider with its rocket Astra
  • ASTRA program, a German future launcher technology research program from 1995 to 2005
  • SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES that owns and operates communications satellites
  • Astra (satellite), a family of satellites operated by SES S.A. through SES Astra

Military and weaponry

  • Astra (weapon), a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology
  • Astra (missile)
  • Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Spanish weapons manufacturer

Other uses

See also

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  • Ad astra (disambiguation), a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars"
  • Astro (disambiguation)
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