Ad astra

Ad astra

Ad astra may refer to:

General

* Ad astra (phrase), a Latin phrase meaning "To the stars", and the motto of several organizations
* "Ad Astra" (magazine), official publication of the National Space Society
* "Ad Astra" (journal), undergraduate journal of Roosevelt Academy
* Ad Astra (convention), Toronto literary science fiction convention

Companies

* Ad Astra Rocket Company, a U.S. corporation founded by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz
* "Ad Astra Aero", precursor of the now-defunct Swissair airline
* Ad Astra Games, a game publisher

Literature and art

* "Ad Astra", a short story by William Faulkner
* Ad Astra, a painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
* "Ad Astra", a large sculpture at the entrance to the National Air and Space Museum

Music

* "Ad Astra", a song by the band Arcturus, from the album "La Masquerade Infernale"
* "Ad Astra", an album and a song by the band Spiritual Beggars

ee also

* Per aspera ad astra, a related Latin phrase


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