Talk:Per aspera ad astra

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The motto of the Royal Air Force is:

per ardua ad astra. At least, that is what is written on their official crest. I have made this edit.

The article should start with the much more literal meaning "Through the thorns to the stars" before discussing interpretations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.60.182.74 (talk) 03:06, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Isn't the Title Incorrect?
At least if we're talking about the Apollo I plaque mentioned in the first sentence. It's "Ad Astra Per Aspera" not "Per Aspera Ad Astra" Cjbreisch (talk) 10:35, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

What a lot of ignorance displayed here. Y'all must be Americans. The phrase is accurately reproduced, it is NOT wrongly titled and is not a mistake for per ardua ad astra, something entirely different. I suggest the commenters go learn some Latin before shooting their ignorant mouths off.

No, life does not start with Apollo 1 they BORROWED the phrase, and no, America didn't invent Latin. Sheesh. Wikipedia is getting to look more and more like an amateur [American] hodge podge of barely understood half truths. Is there nobody with a brain and education in charge? This is how finally the human species descends into idiocy and ignorance, copy and paste, copy and paste, no brain needed, copy and paste. And what on Earth does "Through torns to the stars" mean? What are torns? Was this typed by a non-English speaker? The phrase means Through hardship to the stars, or possibly Through hard work to the stars, it's the motto of the Gravesend Grammar School for Girls, in Gravesend, Kent, UK, among others. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.129.251 (talk) 20:37, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Peter Simmons —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.114.129.251 (talk) 20:33, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Variants
Does "Ad Astra per aspera" count as a variant with a different translation put in brackets? I thought word order does not alter the meaning except for emphasis.111.248.14.153 (talk) 07:12, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

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This seems like just a list of organizations that use the motto or of references made to it. Shouldn't there be more?
This seems like just a list of organizations that use the motto or of references made to it. If so, then it should be labeled as a list. If it is meant to be an article, there ought to be more than just a brief translation and a list of places where the phrase is used.

Why is it used in these contexts? What does it mean? It clearly has a literal meaning in the case of Apollo, but why was this phrase used in different contexts? How did the phrase arise before space travel was possible?

Finally, what is the difference between "Per aspera ad astra" - "through hardships to the stars" - and "Per ardua ad astra" - "through struggle to the stars"? The phrases are quite similar. Although they have slightly different connotations, the two words are synonyms. Why do we have two Latin phrases that essentially mean the same thing? 20:40, 4 July 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ileanadu (talk • contribs)