Comment on US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China's space program

• orrk@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  well, I think he meant: Per aspera ad astra

  just remember that almost all older languages had fewer nouns and verbs, so “thorns” here is referring to difficulty and obstruction

  so more meaningfully translated, this old Latin saying is closer to “through great treachery is the path to the stars”

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  • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean it’s not that hard to recognize “thorns” meaning difficulty and obstruction.

    But as I’m saying this, I remember that younger generations didn’t spend time outside as kids. So they may never have pushed through a thicket of thorns.

    Eventually, we’ll have people who’ve lived their entire lives in zero-G, and they won’t have an intuitive understanding of the feelings implied by the phrase “stand up for oneself”. They won’t understand the state of motivation versus fatigue implied by “holding one’s chin up”, that the posture of one’s body was a function of the interplay between gravity and dopamine.

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  • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ok so the Starfleet quote is “Ad Astra per Aspera”. Should it be Per Aspera ad Astra? Asking for Latin grammar lessons

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, I know the saying, just was a bit unkind

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• FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ad Astra Per Aspera

  Going for the Starfleet quote, sorry my Latin is lacking

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, that’s right

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• CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • rottingleaf@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why in Kansas?

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    • CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      State Motto… do not ask me why it is the state motto, because I have absolutly no Idea

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      • intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        “Just keep going”

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