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In his inauguration speech on Monday, President Donald Trump endorsed a mission to Mars, calling it a part of America’s “manifest destiny” to explore the stars and set foot on Mars, a nod to SpaceX CEO and top donor Elon Musk. Trump’s Mars declaration was a part of his broader vision for the next four years of his second term, emphasizing national expansion and ambition. “The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons,” Trump told the audience. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” Elon Musk’s reaction to Trump saying today: “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars by launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.” pic.twitter.com/XMLQC2OTuu — Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 20, 2025 Manifest destiny is the 19th-century doctrine that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American West was justified and inevitable. Musk, for his part, was over the moon during a speech at the post-inauguration Trump rally. “Can you imagine how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on another planet for the first time?” Musk asked the audience While Trump’s speech inspired excitement among his supporters and space enthusiasts, scientists like Bruce Jakosky, a planetary scientist and professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, caution a Mars mission is fraught with challenges. “We’re more or less on track with the Artemis program to land on and explore the Moon,” Jakosky told Decrypt. “There’s a real danger in switching goals mid-program, which includes if we’re going to stop plans for the Moon and start-up…

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