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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (4 children)

to the stars (through suffering? New one for me)

"Through adversity" is the translation I've heard.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Suffering, adversity, difficulty, hardship, seem to be what different institutions commonly translate it to.

Fun fact, it's also the motto of Kansas, where the artist lives.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Might have gotten more publicity as it was used in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as a Starfleet motto. Boimler in Lower Decks also has a poster with the motto on it.

[–] yimby 7 points 1 month ago

I know it from the tribute plaque to the Apollo 1 astronauts who sadly passed in a tragic fire during ground tests.

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