Astro
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Entertainment and media
- Astro (UB40)Astro (UB40)Terence Wilson is a musician, rapper, and toaster, better known by his stage name, Astro, who has been part of the English Reggae band UB40 since it was founded in 1978.-References:...
, a member of the British reggae band UB40 - Astro (band)Astro (band)Astro is the project of Japanese musician Hiroshi Hasegawa of the influential noise music group C.C.C.C. Astro's music is made using assorted analog equipment including Moog, EMS, and Flower Electronics synthesizers...
, a Japanese noise music project - Astro (rapper), a contestant on the first season of the U.S. version of The X Factor in 2011
- "Astro", a song by The White Stripes from their 1999 debut The White StripesThe White Stripes (album)The White Stripes is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band The White Stripes, released on June 15, 1999. The album was produced by Jim Diamond and vocalist/guitarist Jack White, recorded in January 1999 at Ghetto Recorders and Third Man Studios in Detroit...
- Astro LoungeAstro LoungeAstro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album from the Californian rock band Smash Mouth. It includes the single "All Star", which reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Shrek...
, a 1999 album by rock band Smash Mouth - Astro (The Jetsons), a dog on the animated television series The Jetsons
- Astro Boy (1960s)Astro Boy (1960s)is a Japanese manga series first published in 1952 and television program first broadcast in Japan in 1963. The story follows the adventures of a robot named Astro Boy and a selection of other characters along the way....
, the American title for the Japanese animated series Tetsuwan Atomu - Astro CityAstro CityKurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Written by Kurt Busiek, the series is co-created and illustrated by Brent Anderson with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross...
, a comic book series - Astro Megaship, a fictional spaceship from the TV series Power Rangers in Space
Gaming
- Astro (convention)Astro (convention)Astro is a contract bridge bidding convention used to intervene over an opponent's 1NT opening. Requiring an unbalanced hand with at least nine cards in two suits, at least one of which is a major, Astro is initiated by a 2-level overcall in a minor suit:...
, a contract bridge bidding convention - Astro Chicken, a video game
Satellites
- ASTROASTROAutonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations , is an American technology demonstration satellite which was operated as part of the Orbital Express programme. It was used to demonstrate autonomous servicing and refuelling operations in orbit, performing tests on the NEXTSat satellite which was...
, the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations vehicle, an American technology demonstration satellite - Project names of astronomy satellites developed by ISAS (now JAXA)
- ASTRO-A (Hinotori (satellite))
- ASTRO-B (TenmaTenmaTenma, known as Astro-B before launch, was Japan's second X-ray astronomy satellite, developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. It was launched on February 20, 1983 using a M-3S-3 rocket as the vehicle....
) - ASTRO-C (Ginga (satellite))
- ASTRO-D (Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and AstrophysicsAdvanced Satellite for Cosmology and AstrophysicsASCA is the fourth cosmic X-ray astronomy mission by Japan's , and the second for which the United States is providing part of the scientific payload. The satellite was successfully launched on February 20, 1993. The first eight months of the ASCA mission were devoted to performance verification...
) - ASTRO-EASTRO-ESuzaku is a Japanese X-ray astronomy satellite launched on 10 July 2005 aboard the M-V-6 rocket. The project was renamed Suzaku after its successful launch after the mythical Vermilion bird of the South....
and ASTRO-EII (Suzaku) - ASTRO-FASTRO-FAkari is an infrared astronomy satellite developed by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in cooperation with institutes of Europe and Korea. It was launched on 21 February 2006 at 21:28 UTC by M-V rocket into Earth sun-synchronous orbit...
(Akari) - ASTRO-GASTRO-GAstro-G is a planned radio telescope satellite under development by JAXA. It is expected to be launched into elliptic orbit around Earth . Astro-G was selected in February 2006 against the competition of a proposed new X-Ray astronomy mission and a proposed solar sail mission to Jupiter...
(VSOP-2) - ASTRO-HASTRO-HAstro-H is a planned X-ray astronomy satellite under development by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . It is expected to be launched in 2014 into the 550 km height orbit around earth. Launch vehicle will be the H-IIA.With a planned weight of 2.4 t, Astro-H will be the heaviest Japanese...
(NeXT)
Science and medicine
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and OncologyAmerican Society for Therapeutic Radiology and OncologyASTRO is the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The largest organization in its field in the world, ASTRO has a membership of over 10,000 covering a range of professions including Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Therapists, Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Physicists, Radiation Oncology Nurses...
or its annual conference - AstronomyAstronomyAstronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
- AstrobiologyAstrobiologyAstrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the search for habitable environments in our Solar System and habitable planets outside our Solar System, the search for evidence of prebiotic chemistry,...
- AstrochemistryAstrochemistryAstrochemistry is the study of the abundance and reactions of chemical elements and molecules in the universe, and their interaction with radiation. The discipline is an overlap of astronomy and chemistry. The word "astrochemistry" may be applied to both the Solar System and the interstellar medium...
- Astro-geodeticAstro-geodeticAstro-geodetic methods are a group of important methods in geodesy, satellite techniques and astrometry.The classical astro-geodetic leveling is a reasonably accurate method to derive the terrestrial geoid, provided a starting point is given...
methods, a group of important methods in geodesy, satellite techniques and astrometry - AstrometryAstrometryAstrometry is the branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. The information obtained by astrometric measurements provides information on the kinematics and physical origin of our Solar System and our Galaxy, the Milky...
- AstrophysicsAstrophysicsAstrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior...
- Astrobiology
Sports
- The Houston AstrosHouston AstrosThe Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
, a Major League Baseball team - Astrodome, a sports venue in Houston, Texas, and the first home of the Houston Astros
Television services
- Astro (Malaysian satellite television)Astro (Malaysian satellite television)Astro is the brand name of the Malaysian direct broadcast satellite pay television service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia & Brunei...
, a Malaysian subscription-based multi-channel satellite TV and radio service- Astro MAXAstro MAXAstro MAX was a personal video recorder service for Astro launched in July 2006. It marked the first PVR system ever to be introduced in Malaysia, though LG's PVR-integrated Time Machine TV introduced later that year...
, a personal video recorder service for Astro (Malaysian satellite television)
- Astro MAX
- Astro NusantaraAstro NusantaraAstro Nusantara was a satellite television service in Indonesia, operated by PT Direct Vision since 28 February 2006, a joint venture company between Astro All Asia Networks plc and PT First Media Tbk, a subsidiary of Lippo Group. The service consisted of 48 channels including 5 locally produced...
, Indonesia subscription-based multi-channel TV service
Vehicles
- Chevrolet AstroChevrolet AstroThe Chevrolet Astro was a rear-wheel drive mid-sized van introduced by Chevrolet in 1985 to rival domestic competitors the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager twins and the Japanese Toyota Van. Also sharing the Astro's platform was its sibling, the GMC Safari...
, a "mid-size" van - GMC Astro, a cabover tractor-trailer truck made by GMC from 1968-1988
- Astro-GnomeAstro-GnomeThe Astro-Gnome was a rather bizarre American automobile manufactured in 1956 by the Richard Arbib Co. of New York. Described as looking "like something out of a Flash Gordon film", the car had fluted aluminum side panels that had been anodized in different blending colors...
, an American automobile
Other
- Adobe Flash PlayerAdobe Flash PlayerThe Adobe Flash Player is software for viewing multimedia, Rich Internet Applications and streaming video and audio, on a computer web browser or on supported mobile devices. Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other...
version 10 - AstrologyAstrologyAstrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
- Astro-twinAstro-twinIn astrology, astro-twins are a pair of people that were born on the same day and whose natal chart/horoscope is consequently very similar, even though they may have been born in different places and at different times...
, an astrology term
- Astro-twin
- Astro (Motorola)Astro (Motorola)Motorola Astro is the name brand given to two-way radios from the manufacturer Motorola that are capable of digital voice transmission. Early models used the VSELP vocoder while the latest models use the IMBE and AMBE+2 vocoders which are specified by and thus compatible with the APCO-25 Common...
, used to describe the digital voice radios produced by Motorola - Astro navigation, celestial navigation, positional astronomy, navigating by the stars
- Astro yogourt, a Parmalat Canada product