Astro Station - Revision history

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			[[image:rom-astrostation-idw.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|Rom attacks the Astro Station in Micronauts: First Strike]]
	In ''Micronauts First Strike'' issue 1 Acroyear, Biotron, Microtron, Orbital Defender and Space Glider fought the Dire Wraiths and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom who mistook them for Dire Wraiths.<REF>https://read-comic.com/micronauts-first-strike-001-2017/</REF>		In ''Micronauts First Strike'' issue 1 Acroyear, Biotron, Microtron, Orbital Defender and Space Glider fought the Dire Wraiths and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom who mistook them for Dire Wraiths.<REF>https://read-comic.com/micronauts-first-strike-001-2017/</REF>

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	===Comics===		===Comics===
	====1979 Marvel Comics====		====1979 Marvel Comics====
	[[image:astrostation-marvel4.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|The Astro Station takes off in ''Micronauts'' ~~issue 4~~ by Marvel Comics]]		[[image:astrostation-marvel4.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|The Astro Station takes off in ''Micronauts'' by Marvel Comics]]
	The Astro Station is one of the vehicles housed in the Micronauts ship Endeavor. The capsule included with the Station was depicted as where Commander Rann was kept in suspended animation in the story.		The Astro Station is one of the vehicles housed in the Micronauts ship Endeavor. The capsule included with the Station was depicted as where Commander Rann was kept in suspended animation in the story.

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1979 Marvel Comics

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	===Comics===		===Comics===
	====1979 Marvel Comics====		====1979 Marvel Comics====
	[[image:astrostation-marvel4.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~240px~~\|The Astro Station takes off in ''Micronauts'' issue 4 by Marvel Comics]]		[[image:astrostation-marvel4.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|The Astro Station takes off in ''Micronauts'' issue 4 by Marvel Comics]]
	The Astro Station is one of the vehicles housed in the Micronauts ship Endeavor. The capsule included with the Station was depicted as where Commander Rann was kept in suspended animation in the story.		The Astro Station is one of the vehicles housed in the Micronauts ship Endeavor. The capsule included with the Station was depicted as where Commander Rann was kept in suspended animation in the story.

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	== [[image:micronauts-image-astrostation.jpg\|right\|thumb\|120px\|Astro Station in Image Comics]]		[[image:micronauts-image-astrostation.jpg\|right\|thumb\|120px\|Astro Station in Image Comics]]
	==		An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' issue 4 by [[Image Comics]].
	An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' ~~number~~ 4 by Image Comics.

	====2016 IDW Publishing====		====2016 IDW Publishing====

imported>MathewIgnash at 16:35, 24 September 2025

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	~~{{Infobox Fictional Spacecraft~~		[[image:astrostation-box.jpg\|right\|thumb\|240px\|Astro Station in box]]
	~~\| name = Astro Station~~
	\| image ~~= Astrostationbox~~.jpg
	\| ~~caption = Mego~~ Astro Station box
	~~\| first =~~
	~~\| affiliation =Micronauts~~
	~~\| nickname =~~
	~~\| auxcraft =~~
	~~\| armaments =~~
	~~\| propulsion =~~
	~~\| length =~~
	~~\| primeref = [[Micronauts~~]]
	}}
	The Micronauts '''Astro Station''' (Conning Station in Japan) is a fictional vehicle in the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1976.		The Micronauts '''Astro Station''' (Conning Station in Japan) is a fictional vehicle in the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1976.

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	====2003 Image Comics====		====2003 Image Comics====
	[[image:micronauts-image-astrostation.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|120px\|Astro Station in Image Comics]]		== [[image:micronauts-image-astrostation.jpg\|right\|thumb\|120px\|Astro Station in Image Comics]]
			==
	An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' number 4 by Image Comics.		An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' number 4 by Image Comics.

imported>MathewIgnash: /* Development */

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Development

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	The Astro Station was released by Mego in 1976. It was also released by Airfix and Pin Pin Toys.		The Astro Station was released by Mego in 1976. It was also released by Airfix and Pin Pin Toys.

	In 2018 several part for the Astro Station were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.		In 2018 several part for the Astro Station were released on [[Shapeways]] by Mathew Robert Ignash.

	===Reception===		===Reception===

imported>MathewIgnash: /* Toys */

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Toys

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	:Features art by [[Ken Kelly]]. The box art for Pharoid features him wearing the larger wings from the Palisades version of Pharoid which were not part of this set.		:Features art by [[Ken Kelly]]. The box art for Pharoid features him wearing the larger wings from the Palisades version of Pharoid which were not part of this set.

	*Several [https://~~www.shapeways~~.com/~~marketplace/games/toys~~/?~~tag~~=Astro+Station parts for Astro Station] are available on [[~~Shapeways~~]].		*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Micronauts+Astro+Station parts for Astro Station] are available on [[Cults3d]].

	===Gallery===		===Gallery===

imported>MathewIgnash at 13:39, 18 August 2025

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	In 2018 several part for the Astro Station were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.		In 2018 several part for the Astro Station were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.

			===Reception===
			*[https://youtu.be/mqiMIGCcUG8 Astro Station review on YouTube by Brick Mantooth]

	===Comics===		===Comics===
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	[[Category:Micronauts]]		[[Category:Micronauts]]
	[[Category:Pin Pin Toys toys]]		[[Category:Pin Pin Toys toys]]

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2003 Image Comics

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	====2003 Image Comics====		====2003 Image Comics====
	An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' number 4 by Image Comics.		[[image:micronauts-image-astrostation.jpg\|left\|thumb\|120px\|Astro Station in Image Comics]]
			An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' number 4 by Image Comics.

	====2016 IDW Publishing====		====2016 IDW Publishing====

mh:wikigenius>MathewIgnash at 03:27, 24 April 2025

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			{{Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
			\| name = Astro Station
			\| image = Astrostationbox.jpg
			\| caption = Mego Astro Station box
			\| first =
			\| affiliation =Micronauts
			\| nickname =
			\| auxcraft =
			\| armaments =
			\| propulsion =
			\| length =
			\| primeref = [[Micronauts]]
			}}
	The Micronauts '''Astro Station''' (Conning Station in Japan) is a fictional vehicle in the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1976.		The Micronauts '''Astro Station''' (Conning Station in Japan) is a fictional vehicle in the ''[[Micronauts]]'' series introduced in 1976.

			==Micronauts==
			The Astro Station is a vehicle in the ''Micronauts'' series.

			===Development===
			The Conning Station was released by Takara in 1975.

			The Astro Station was released by Mego in 1976. It was also released by Airfix and Pin Pin Toys.

			In 2018 several part for the Astro Station were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.

			===Comics===
			====1979 Marvel Comics====
			[[image:astrostation-marvel4.jpg\|left\|thumb\|240px\|The Astro Station takes off in ''Micronauts'' issue 4 by Marvel Comics]]
			The Astro Station is one of the vehicles housed in the Micronauts ship Endeavor. The capsule included with the Station was depicted as where Commander Rann was kept in suspended animation in the story.

			The Micronauts frequently traveled in the Astro Station when on Earth. It first appeared in issue 4.

			In issue 48 the Bioship recreated the Astro Station, Hydro Copter and Star Searcher in it's vehicle bay from the memories of Arcturus Rann.

			====2003 Image Comics====
			An Astro Station was seen among Baron Karza's fleet in ''Micronauts Karza'' number 4 by Image Comics.

			====2016 IDW Publishing====
			In ''Micronauts First Strike'' issue 1 Acroyear, Biotron, Microtron, Orbital Defender and Space Glider fought the Dire Wraiths and traveled in the Astro Station while on Earth. They were then attacked by Rom who mistook them for Dire Wraiths.<REF>https://read-comic.com/micronauts-first-strike-001-2017/</REF>

			====2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space====
			Astro Station appeared in the 2018 art series ''[[Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space]]'' by [[Brian Vox]]. It formed the Rescue Pod with Biotron and Microtron.

			===Toys===
			*'''''Takara Microman'' Conning Station''' (1975)

			*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Astro Station''' (1976)
			:A remold of the Takara ''Microman'' Conning Station with rubber tipped missiles. One of the guns is also wider to accommodate these missiles.
			:The instructions for this vehicle depicted the Takara Microman M111 Bobson mold figure piloting it, despite that figure not being part of the Micronauts line.
			:This toy was to be was recolored into the Inter-Changeables [[C.E.D.M]]. The Neutron Missile Gun was recolored for the [[Hyperion (Micronauts)\|Hyperion]]. The Ray Wave Missile Gun was recolored for the foreign release of the ''Eagle Force'' Talon Tank, called the Carro Armato Artiglio.
			:This toy was to be recolored into the unreleased ''[[Buck Rogers]]'' [[Star Shuttle]].<REF>http://www.megomuseum.com/the-lost-mego-buck-rogers-toys/</REF>
			:A seat was to be recolored for the unreleased [[Iguanos]]. The Ray Wave Missile Gun was to be recolored into the launcher for the unreleased ''[[Lords of Light]]'' [[Cosmic Raider]] and [[Hyper Flyte]].

			*'''''Airfix Micronauts'' Astro Station''' (1978)
			:A European release of the toy.

			*'''''Pin Pin Toys Micronauts'' Astro Station'''
			:A release of the Mego toy in France by Pin Pin Toys.

			*'''''Hasbro Micronauts'' Classic Collection''' (2016)
			:A SDCC 2016 exclusive box set containing a green plastic [[Galactic Warrior]], a grey Orbital Defender (formerly called the Galactic Defender) and blue [[Pharoid]] with two winglets and Time Chamber.
			:The Time Chamber featured the original Japanese writing.
			:Inside the box the figures are attacked to a cardboard display which looks like a miniature version of the Astro Station.
			:Features art by [[Ken Kelly]]. The box art for Pharoid features him wearing the larger wings from the Palisades version of Pharoid which were not part of this set.

			*Several [https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace/games/toys/?tag=Astro+Station parts for Astro Station] are available on [[Shapeways]].

			===Gallery===
			<gallery>
			image:astrostation-instructions.jpg\|Astro Station instructions
			image:mpois-rescuepod.jpg\|''Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space'' Rescue Pod art
			</gallery>

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

			==External links==
			*http://www.innerspaceonline.com/astrostation.htm
			*http://micronauts.wikia.com/wiki/Astro_Station

			[[Category:1:18 scale]]
			[[Category:5mm peg compatible toys]]
			[[Category:1976 toys]]
			[[Category:1978 toys]]
			[[Category:Airfix toys]]
			[[Category:Fictional aircraft]]
			[[Category:IDW Publishing vehicles]]
			[[Category:Image Comics vehicles]]
			[[Category:Marvel Comics vehicles]]
			[[Category:Mego toys]]
			[[Category:Micronauts]]
			[[Category:Pin Pin Toys toys]]

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