''Astra'' is a 1985 album by rock group Asia. Started in 1984, ''Astra'' is the last full Asia studio album to feature John Wetton on lead vocals until 2008. (Note that the partial compilation / partial new album Then & Now, released in 1990, also featured Wetton.) This album featured the return of John Wetton (who did not participate in the tour following the preceeding album), along with founding members Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer. Steve Howe, having left sometime before the ''Astra'' sessions due to tensions with Wetton, was replaced by guitarist Mandy Meyer. According to Howe, he was approached to play on the album by the record company before its release, but declined once he heard the material . Due to a lack of public interest, ''Astra'' peaked at #67 and went largely unnoticed. Wetton left Asia soon after the record's release. Meyer would never play with Asia again. The band itself, after cancelling the ''Astra'' tour, were basically finished until 1990. - Wikipedia