Definitions for "BlackStar"
The animated television series Blackstar was a science fantasy epic, sometimes reported as a product inspired by the immense popularity of the 1980s Thundarr the Barbarian. It was produced by Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott for Filmation. The series was Filmation's second fantasy epic, the first being tucked neatly in as a segment of Tarzan and Tarzan and the Super 7, The Freedom Force.
Weapon of planetary destruction. Developed & used by the United Commonwealth of Planets (UCP) & later by the United Federation of Planets (UFP).
Blackstar, is the reported codename of a secret United States orbital spaceplane system. The possible existence of the Blackstar program was reported in March 2006 by Aviation Week & Space Technology (Aviation Week, AWST) magazine; the magazine reported that the program had been underway since at least the early 1990s, and that the impetus for Blackstar was to allow the United States Government to retain orbital reconnaissance capabilities jeopardised following the 1986 Challenger disaster. The article also said that the United States Air Force's Space Command were unaware of Blackstar, suggesting it was operated by an intelligence agency such as the National Reconnaissance Office."http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/030606p1.xml Two-Stage-to-Orbit 'Blackstar' System Shelved at Groom Lake?."
Blackstar is a British heavy metal band, formed as a retooling of the band Carcass in 1995 but without Bill Steer. The band name comes from a Carcass song off the Swansong album. Thus far they have released only a single album.