US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's planned return to the moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy.

Mr. Trump left a number of specifics unsaid, including what the new initiative would mean for NASA’s existing moon program, when astronauts would get to Mars and what other NASA programs might ...

"We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars," he said, promising to send astronauts to plant the American flag on Mars. Elon Musk ... be eased under the new Trump administration.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—During the Trump administration’s first 100 days, NASA has made significant moves toward planting an American flag on Mars and ... cabal in his new book, The ...

"We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars," Trump said. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, a longtime proponent of ...

EXCLUSIVE — A new bill is seeking to improve infrastructure ... “lead humanity into space and plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond.” Musk, the de facto leader ...