{"id":22845,"date":"2021-04-02T22:27:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/orlando-pride-releases-new-jersey-to-pay-tribute-to-space-exploration-and-women-in-nasa\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T22:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:27:38","slug":"orlando-pride-releases-new-jersey-to-pay-tribute-to-space-exploration-and-women-in-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/orlando-pride-releases-new-jersey-to-pay-tribute-to-space-exploration-and-women-in-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Pride releases new jersey to pay tribute to space exploration and women in NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Orlando Pride unveiled on Wednesday their new jersey for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. It was released on the final day of women\u2019s history month. The \u201cAd Astra\u201d kit will serve for the next two seasons pays tribute to Central Florida\u2019s Space Coast.<\/p>\n

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The Orlando Pride soccer team took one small step closer to the stars and one giant leap for women\u2019s inspiration of breaking barriers and culture-shifting. The jersey labeled \u201cAd Astra\u201d Kit, which means \u201cTo The Stars\u201d in Latin. This pays tribute to the trailblazing women who helped NASA get to space but received no credit at the time.<\/p>\n

Players Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger, and Marta Silva took part in the impressive photoshoot at Kennedy Space Center, which is home to the only spaceport in the world where man has left Earth and landed on the Moon. KSC is just a short trip away from The Exploria Stadium the home of the Orlando Pride.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s really just paying tribute to the women who\u2019ve broken all these barriers, who are trailblazers at this point who inspired an entire generation of women to do these incredible things that, maybe a long time ago, they thought men were in these roles. I think the whole entire platform of what Orlando, like Orlando City and Orlando Pride, is doing it\u2019s just been an incredible nod at a lot of incredible women.<\/p>\n

Ashlyn Harris, Goalkeeper for Orlando Pride<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Details of the kit design are also designated as symbols of the aerospace industry and the contributions of black women to the space program. The jersey sports a patch in the shape of the Project Mercury capsule and the outline of Katherine Johnson\u2019s calculations. The upper half of the kit includes outlines of three stars, which symbolize the \u201cHidden Figures\u201d women. <\/p>\n

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