<s>
Starlite	B-Protocol
:	O
Astronaut	O
Academy	O
(	O
formerly	O
Astronaut	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Moon	I-Protocol
,	I-Protocol
Mars	I-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
)	O
is	O
an	O
abandoned	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
,	O
Virtual	O
Heroes	O
,	O
and	O
WisdomTools	O
Enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sections	O
of	O
Starlite	B-Protocol
were	O
eventually	O
released	O
as	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
all	O
receiving	O
poor	O
reviews	O
from	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Heroes	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
Moonbase	B-Protocol
Alpha	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
simulation	O
game	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
that	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Whitecard	O
later	O
published	O
Star	O
Rangers	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
exploration	O
and	O
construction	O
game	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WisdomTools	O
Enterprises	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Information	O
in	O
Place	O
)	O
,	O
Virtual	O
Heroes	O
,	O
and	O
Project	O
Whitecard	O
were	O
selected	O
by	O
NASA	O
in	O
2009	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
educational	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
centered	O
around	O
space	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
include	O
single-player	O
and	O
team-based	O
missions	O
,	O
using	O
NASA	O
assets	O
such	O
as	O
3D	O
renders	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
rovers	O
and	O
telescope	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astronaut	O
:	O
Moon	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
&	O
Beyond	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
project	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
exceeding	O
its	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
25,000	O
by	O
raising	O
$	O
46,719	O
from	O
962	O
backers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Starlite	B-Protocol
:	O
Astronaut	O
Academy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starlite	B-Protocol
:	O
Astronaut	O
Rescue	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
single-player	O
20	O
minute	O
mini-adventure	O
"	O
set	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
guaranteed	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
Starlite	B-Protocol
:	O
Astronaut	O
Academy	O
beta	O
test.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
poor	O
reviews	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
currently	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
Mostly	O
Negative	O
"	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
spin-off	O
,	O
G-Ball	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2014	O
to	O
poor	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
update	O
for	O
Starlite	B-Protocol
:	O
Astronaut	O
Academy	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
mentioned	O
Star	O
Rangers	O
HQ	O
,	O
another	O
space	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Whitecard	O
.	O
</s>
