US concerned NASA will be overtaken by China’s space program::undefined

  • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    We all live on this rock. Floating through space.

    Anyone who doesn’t want to spend more time looking out is someone with something in their closet you don’t want to look in.

    Ad Aspera Ad Astra

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        9 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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        9 months ago

        theythey have the qote mixed up its Ad Astra Per Aspare, To the stars through dificalties… you see it everywhere in Kansas