It's America's 'Manifest Destiny' to plant a flag on Mars, Trump says
President Trump vowed to send astronauts to Mars during his second inaugural address. "We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars," he said, promising to send astronauts to plant the American flag on Mars. Elon Musk, the SpaceX CEO and Trump ally, was seated behind the president and gave a vigorous thumbs up at the remark.
But the language that startled me—maybe because I didn’t expect it, even from Donald Trump—was “manifest destiny.” Seriously.
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics ...
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars ...
The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.
In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left ...
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Janet Petro has served as Director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since June of 2021. Now, the Trump ...
Trump did not address how his Mars call might affect NASA’s current plans for a Moon mission. NASA in December pushed back ...
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