Astra

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Astra may refer to:

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Entertainment

• Astra (comics), name of two otherwise unrelated Marvel Comics characters, from 1977 and 1999
• Astra Furst, a member of the First Family, a group of recurring superhero characters
• Astra, a character in the TV series Ultraman Leo
• Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association
• ASTRA Awards, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry
• Astra (film)

Music

• Astra Chamber Music Society, a Melbourne, Australia concert organisation, 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 Ploie?ti, a Romanian football club currently playing in Liga I
• Astra Krotoszyn, a Polish sports club
• Astra Giurgiu, a Romanian sports club

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Science and technology

Computers and telecommunications

• Astra (satellite), a family of satellites operated by SES S.A.
• Trillian Astra, codename for a version of Trillian instant messaging (IM) client
• Astra (software), software to organize Digital Broadcasting Service for TV operators and broadcasters etc.

Space

• Astra, one suggested name for a hypothetical fifth planet that became the asteroid belt
• Association in Scotland to Research into Astronautics, a Scottish space advocacy group

Other

• ASTRA (reactor), Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, a type of nuclear reactor

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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
• 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

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Business

• Astra AB, former international pharmaceutical company based in Sweden
• Astra Bus, a bus manufacturer based in Romania
• Astra Beer, a brewer from Hamburg
• Astra International, Indonesian conglomerate
• Astra (company), Italian truck manufacturer, a subsidiary of IVECO
• Astra Rail Industries, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer
• Astra Vagoane C?l?tori, a passenger rail and tram cars manufacturer in Arad, Romania
• Société Astra, a major French manufacturer of balloons, airships, and aeroplanes in the early 20th century
• American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
• Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Spanish weapons manufacturer active in the 20th century

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Other uses

• Astra (horse) (1996-2007), American Thoroughbred racemare
• Astra (weapon), a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology
• Astra, Chubut, a village in Argentina
• ASTRA, or Asocia?ia Transilvan? pentru Literatura Român? ?i Cultura Poporului Român, a Transylvanian cultural association formed in 1861 during the Romanian national awakening
• Astra missile, developed by India
• ASTRA, a branch of Altrusa International, Inc for students between the ages of 12 and 25
• Astra, brands of beer produced by the Bavaria - St. Pauli Brewery

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See also

• Astra-Unceta y Cia SA, former handgun manufacturer based in Spain
• Ad astra (disambiguation) , a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars"
• Astro (disambiguation)

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