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A derived phrase, ex astris ('from the stars'), is used frequently in NASA publications and in science fiction—see Ex astris, scientia. The phrase "Per Aspera, Ad Astra" is used as a motto by Golds, recalling the Earth eras pre-conquering, in the popular Red Rising science fiction saga.
Ex Astris Scientia; Lawrence M. Krauss (1995). The Physics of Star Trek. ISBN 0-06-097710-8. Alan N. Shapiro (2004). Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance. Avinus. ISBN 978-3-930064-16-8. Mark E. Lasbury: The realization of Star Trek technologies. Springer, Cham 2017, ISBN 9783319409146. Knapp, Alex. "The 10 Best Singularity Themed Star Trek ...
Starfleet is a fictional organization in the Star Trek media franchise. Within this fictional universe, Starfleet is a uniformed space force maintained by the United Federation of Planets ("the Federation") as the principal means for conducting deep space exploration, research, defense, peacekeeping, and diplomacy (although Starfleet predates the Federation, having originally been an Earth ...
In Greek mythology, Astris (Ancient Greek: Ἀστρὶς) or Asteria [1] was, in Nonnus's Dionysiaca, [2] one of the Heliades, daughters of Helios, either by the Oceanid Clymene [3] or the Oceanid Ceto. [4] She married the river god Hydaspes (the modern Jhelum River) and became mother of Deriades, king of the Indians. [5]
Memory Alpha is a wiki encyclopedia for topics related to the Star Trek fictional universe. Created by Harry Doddema and Dan Carlson, it uses the wiki model [2] and is hosted by Fandom on the MediaWiki software. [3] As of September 2023, Memory Alpha contains over 56,000 articles and 62,000 images in its English edition. [4]
Lasers are a sidearm in the original Star Trek pilot "The Cage", and laser pistols appear in several Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) episodes, although later episodes in Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) indicate that the laser's use as a weapon is outdated.
The Star Trek canon is the set of all material taking place within the Star Trek universe that is considered official. The definition and scope of the Star Trek canon has changed over time.
The Astris was a liquid rocket engine burning the hypergolic propellant combination of Aerozine 50 and N 2 O 4. [2] A single engine powered Astris third stage of the failed Europa rocket. [6] [3] On November 29, 1968, its inaugural flight, the Astris third stage exploded. On the second attempt in July 1969, the Astris engine failed to start.