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Per aspera ad astra

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"Per aspera ad astra", from Finland in the Nineteenth Century, 1894

Per aspera ad astra (or the alternative Ad astra per aspera) is a Latin phrase that means "through suffering to the stars". The phrase is one of the many Latin phrases that use the expression ad astra, meaning "to the stars".

Various organizations and groups use this expression and its variants.

Governmental entities

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Military and government

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Literature

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  • The subtitle of Moritz Moszkowski's set of fifteen Études de Virtuosité for piano, op. 72 (published 1903).
  • The subtitle of Charles Villiers Stanford's Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 158 (1918).
  • The title of the fourth album by ambient music duo Stars of the Lid (1998).
  • The subtitle of Sergei Bortkiewicz's 3rd piano concerto (1927).
  • The title of a song by Spiritual Beggars from their album Ad Astra (2000).
  • The title of a song by Haggard (band) from their album "Eppur Si Muove" (2004).
  • Acceptance has an instrumental track on their Phantoms album titled "Ad Astra Per Aspera" (2005).
  • The title of the first album by the band Aeon Sable (2010).
  • The title of the second album (2011) by Abandon Kansas.
  • Per Aspera Ad Aspera, the name of a best-of album by the band ASP (2014).
  • The title of a march by Ernst Urbach op. 4 (1906).
  • The title of an album of marches by the Royal Norwegian Air Force Band.
  • The title of a composition by Hasaan Ibn Ali from his second Atlantic recording, never released, the master tapes of which were destroyed in the Atlantic warehouse fire of 1978.[12]
  • The subtitle of an instrumental song by the symphonic metal band Nightwish (2020).
  • The title of the 7th and final song from album "Spilia" by Iratus (2024).
  • The title of a track on the 2024 album “Ad Astra” by the Italian singing trio Il Volo

Educational and research institutions

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Australia

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Botswana

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Honduras

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  • Escuela Nacional de Música, Tegucigalpa
  • Instituto Salesiano San Miguel, Tegucigalpa
  • Clarence High School, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - Motto of Redwood House (Ad Astra)
  • St. Augustine's High School, kalimpong, District:Darjeeling, India
  • Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC), New Delhi, India
  • The Frank Anthony Public School,Kolkata,India
  • The Frank Anthony Public School, Delhi, India - Motto of Ranger House
  • St Joseph's High School, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
  • Antonio D'souza High School, Mumbai, India
  • Technology Research and Incubation Centre, Dimapur, Nagaland
  • Immaculate Conception High School, St. Andrew
  • Mount Alvernia High School, Montego Bay
  • St. Francis Church, Tokyo, West-Hachioji, Gnosis Essene (HP)

Macau SAR, China

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Maldives

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New Zealand

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Pakistan

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Paraguay

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Philippines

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  • Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Quezon City
  • St. John Paul II College of Davao, Davao City
  • Rosevale School, Cagayan de Oro City
  • Juan R. Liwag Memorial High School, Gapan City
  • Cagayan State University, Tuguegarao City

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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South Africa

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Worcester Primary School RSA

Sri Lanka

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Fraternities and sororities

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