Trump vows astronauts will plant U.S. flag on Mars

What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear.
Red Planet first? Here are five things to know about Trump, Musk and Mars
In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left the moon hanging.
Trump Vows to Send American Astronauts to Mars
President Trump vowed to send American astronauts to the planet Mars in his inaugural address, envisioning a moment when the U.S. flag is planted on Martian soil. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,
President Trump: "American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars"
And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars," President Trump said. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and newly installed leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),
Elon Musk's telling reaction as Trump announces mission to plant American flag on Mars
Billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk was front and center during Donald Trump's inauguration after donating around $200m to get him elected as outgoing President Joe Biden warns of an oligarchy forming.
Space Stocks Rise Following Trump's Vow to Send American Astronauts to Mars
Space stocks took off on Tuesday, boosted by President Trump's vow in his inaugural address to send American astronauts to Mars. Shares of multiple space companies benefited from Trump's bullishness: space-exploration-company Intuitive Machines rose 19%,
Donald Trump Wants to Go to Mars. It’s Sending Space Stocks to the Moon.
President Donald Trump set a bold new goal in his inauguration speech. He wants to go to Mars. Details are thin, but the aspiration should benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a bevy of publicly traded commercial space stocks.
Here's what it could look like if we actually started living on Mars
Life on Mars is a dream long held – and not just for David Bowie. The idea of settling on the Red Planet has been around for ...
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Wave 'ripples' found on Mars prove it once had flowing liquid water, not just ice
New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...
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The Problem With Sending People to Mars
The next logical progression to space exploration would be sending people to Mars, but there are challenges to this, such as ...
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Mars’ Greatest Mystery Solved: Scientists Uncover the Forces Behind Its Divided Terrain
Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long puzzled scientists with a dramatic geological contrast between its hemispheres, ...
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'Marsquakes' may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet
Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" ...
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Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.
Mars in opposition: See why the Red Planet will appear closer and brighter
The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...
Skywatchers: Peak times to view 6 planets alignment this week
Skywatchers: A six-planet alignment peaks this week as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn come together for ...
Winter night sky spectacle: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn align in "planet parade"
Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These ...
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Curiosity Rover Uncovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars in Groundbreaking Discovery
NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.