During his inauguration speech on Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump says that the United States will “plant stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was in attendance. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/we-will-pursue-our-manifest-destiny-into-the-stars-president-trump-wants-astronauts-to-raise-the-american-flag-on-mars) Credit: Whitehouse.gov