Astroblast (toy Rocket)
Astroblast may refer to: *A version of ''Astrosmash'', a 1981 video game *''Astroblast!'', a children's cartoon on the Sprout network *A short clip by Alexandre Lehmann from the episode "Worship" of the Adult Swim show ''Off the Air'' *A stomp rocket sold in the late 1970s *A differentiated neural stem cell which becomes an astrocyte Astrocytes (from Ancient Greek , , "star" + , , "cavity", "cell"), also known collectively as astroglia, are characteristic star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord. They perform many functions, including biochemical control of e ...

Astrosmash
''Astrosmash'' is a fixed shooter video game for the Intellivision console, designed by John Sohl, and released by Mattel Electronics in 1981. The player uses a laser cannon to destroy falling meteors, bombs, and other targets.''Astrosmash'', Mattel Electronics (1981). With more than one million copies sold, ''Astrosmash'' is among the top five best selling Intellivision games. A free by mail offer, with the purchase of the console, boosted ''Astrosmash'' sales. It was also promoted in the United States and Canada via a high score contest where top scorers were flown to Houston for the finals. An Atari 2600 port was released under Mattel's M Network label as ''Astroblast''. Plot The Intellivision game catalog features the exciting caption, "Spin. Blast. And drop into hyperspace to avoid a killer asteroid shower. Power on. Attack computer engaged. Fire a quick burst at the alien antagonists. Got 'em!" The actual package gives a more specific description: "You're in command of ...
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Astroblast!
''Astroblast!'' is an American children's animated television series created by Bob Kolar for Sprout. The show is co-produced by Scholastic Media, Soup2Nuts and debuted on Sprout on July 12, 2014. It began airing on NBC Kids, the Saturday morning programming block on NBC, on October 4, 2014. It is based on the book series ''Astroblast!'' by author and illustrator Bob Kolar. It was the last show produced by Soup2Nuts before their closure on August 7, 2015. In 2021, FilmRise picked up the show for distribution. Currently, the show is available for streaming via the FilmRise and The Roku Channel multimedia platforms in the United States, as well as on the Clan television channel and RTVE Play in Spain. The series is available in 8 languages and has aired in over 20 countries internationally. Premise Comet, Sputnik, Halley, Radar, and Jet are five high-spirited and fun-loving animals who live with their alien octopus friend Sal in the Astroblast Space Station, which also hou ...
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List Of Off The Air Episodes
'' Off the Air'' is an American anthology television series that airs on Adult Swim. Every episode is composed of surreal videos of different media and purposes – animated and live-action short films, clips from feature films and other television series, stock videos, music videos, abstract loops – presented continuously and in succession. These videos are arranged around a single vague theme, as expressed in the episode's title, and are accompanied by songs by various artists. Dave Hughes, the creator of the series, also serves as its editor. He and the rest of the series' producers also commission artists to produce works to be featured in an episode. Forty-two episodes have aired over eleven seasons since ''Off the Air'' premiered on January 1, 2011. Every episode had a time slot of 4 a.m., which has contributed to the series' obscurity and status among fans of Adult Swim. Three special episodes have been produced: " Dan Deacon: U.S.A.", "Seramthgin", and ...
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Stomp Rocket
A stomp rocket is a flying toy rocket that is powered by the release of compressed air. The rocket has a hollow body that fits over a launch tube. The launch tube is a hollow, rigid pipe, with an opening into the rocket body, and a connection to a pipe that is connected to an air bladder. Typical bladders are an air pump, or a flexible bottle (e.g. plastic drink bottle). When pressure is applied to the bladder (compressing the container) the air contained within is expelled from the bladder. In many home made versions, the bladder is a recycled drinks bottle, from which air is released rapidly by the user jumping, or 'stomping' on the bottle - hence "stomp rocket". The expelled air rushes through the connecting pipe and into the body of the rocket, causing a pressurisation of the air in the rocket's hollow body. The air within the rocket body has to escape, and is expelled to the rear of the rocket, causing the rocket to accelerate upwards along the launch tube in the opposite ...
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