Astra may refer to:

People

Places

Astra, Chubut Astra is a town and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area ...

, a village in Argentina *

Astra (Isauria) Astra was a town of ancient Isauria, inhabited in Roman times. The name does not occur among ancient authors but is inferred from epigraphic Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifyi ...

, 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 The ASTRA Awards were the annual awards for the Australian subscription television industry. According to the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), the awards "recognise the wealth of talent that drives the Austral ...

, annual awards presented by the Australian subscription television industry * Astra, a character in the TV series '' Ultraman Leo''

Music

Astra Chamber Music Society The Astra Chamber Music Society is a concert organisation for choral music and contemporary performance, based in Melbourne, Australia and under the musical direction of John McCaughey. Astra presents an annual series of concerts featuring the As ...

, a Melbourne, Australia concert organization, formed in 1951 *

Astra (band) Astra is a rock band from San Diego, California. Their sound is in the style of the 1970s progressive rock and psychedelic rock, and includes a variety of synthesizers, mellotron and long jams. History Astra was formed in San Diego in 2001 by Ric ...

, an American psychedelic and progressive rock band * ''Astra'' (album), a 1985 release by Asia * ''Astra'', a 1990 composition by

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He performed his works and other 20th-century music as pianist and conductor. He composed more than ...

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

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 ''Société Astra des Constructions Aéronautiques'' was a major French manufacturer of balloons, airships, and aeroplanes in the early 20th century. It was founded in 1908 when Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe purchased Édouard Surcouf's

, French airship and aeroplane manufacturer * Astra Airlines, an airline based in Thessaloniki, Greece

Rail

Astra Rail Industries Astra Rail Industries is a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturing company. It was formed in 2002 as the ''International Railway Systems'', part of the Trinity Industries European assets, adding further manufacturing plants in Romania, and a part fo ...

, a Romanian rail vehicle manufacturer * Astra Vagoane Călători, a passenger rail and tram cars manufacturer in Arad, Romania

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 Liquid Fly-back Booster (LFBB) was a German Aerospace Center's (DLR's) project concept to develop a liquid rocket booster capable of reusing for Ariane 5 in order to significantly reduce the high cost of space transportation and increase env ...

, 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) In Hinduism, an (Sanskrit: अस्त्र) was a supernatural weapon, presided over by a specific deity and imbued with spiritual and occult powers that caused its effect or impact. Later the word came to denote any weapon which was used b ...

, a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology * Astra (missile) *

Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Astra Unceta y Cía was a Spanish weapons manufacturer founded on July 17, 1908, under the name Esperanza y Unceta by Juan Esperanza and Pedro Unceta. Initially based in Eibar, the centre of the Basque arms industry, the company moved in 1913 ...

Spanish weapons manufacturer

Other uses

* Astra (beer) * Astra (horse) *

Astra AB Astra AB was a former international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Södertälje, Sweden. Astra was formed in 1913 and merged with the British Zeneca, Zeneca Group in 1999 to form AstraZeneca. Product development was focused on therapeutics ...

, former international pharmaceutical company based in Sweden * Astra International, Indonesian conglomerate * ASTRA (reactor), Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria, a type of nuclear reactor * American Specialty Toy Retailing Association * Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People (abbreviated as ASTRA in Romanian), a Romanian Transylvanian cultural association * ASTRA, a branch of

Altrusa International, Inc Altrusa International, Inc (Altrusa) is an international non-profit organization focused on community service. It was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1917 by Dr. Alfred Durham as a chain of national clubs for business and professional women. ...