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Donald Trump promises to expand America’s territory to a place truly out of this world

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President Donald Trump has made a bold promise to expand U.S. territory to a place truly beyond the world.

During his inauguration on Monday, Trump promised to launch American astronauts to Mars.”

“We will pursue our manifest destiny in the stars” and “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars,” he said, adding that “ambition is the lifeblood of a great nation.”

Elon Musk stood among the crowd and immediately gave a thumbs up when he heard that there would be an American flag on the planet Mars.

Musk, who befriended the president on the campaign trail, has long pushed for NASA to send humans to the Red Planet and suspend its efforts to return to the moon.

The billionaire wrote on X this month that “we are going straight to Mars. The moon is a distraction.'

Trump's vow came as he called on America to view itself as a growing nation.

“One that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and flies our flag to new and bright horizons,” he said.

Donald Trump promises to expand America’s territory to a place truly out of this world

President Donald Trump has made a bold promise to expand U.S. territory to a place truly beyond the world

Trump officially became the 47th President of the US shortly after noon ET.

His enthusiasm for sending astronauts to Mars was shared by some, as a poll found that about three of American adults said sending astronauts to Mars was “very” or “extremely” important, about a third said it was 'moderately' important, and about 4 in 10 say it is 'not too' or 'not at all' important.

But the US Congress has already expressed concerns about Musk's ambitions to bypass the moon and go to Mars.

The plan means ending the $93 billion Artemis program.

Mark Kelly, a former astronaut and Arizona state representative, said last week, “We have already invested significant resources in Artemis and NASA must complete this mission.”

He was joined by Republican Brian Babin, chairman of the House Space Committee, who emphasized, “Bypassing the moon would be a mistake.”

However, Trump did not say that Artemis would be canceled during his inauguration speech, but he also made no mention of America returning to the moon.

NASA's Artemis has been hit by several delays, which the agency blames on technical problems.

Elon Musk stood in the crowd and immediately gave a thumbs up after hearing that there would be an American flag on the planet Mars

Elon Musk stood in the crowd and immediately gave a thumbs up after hearing that there would be an American flag on the planet Mars

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced in December that the Artemis moon missions would be postponed due to concerns about the safety of the return vehicle.

In 2022, the Artemis I mission completed an uncrewed test of the capsule and found that the heat shield protecting the craft upon reentry had unexpectedly become charred.

But the unexpected event pushed Artemis II, which would have put a group of astronauts into orbit around the moon, from September 2025 to no earlier than April 2026.

Similarly, the Artemis III moon landing has now been postponed from 2026 to mid-2027 at the earliest.

But Musk has supported his trip to Mars for years and says he would use SpaceX's Starship rocket to make the mission a success.

In September, the billionaire said SpaceX was looking at 2026 to launch five unmanned Starship rockets to Mars.

And if the missions are a success, Musk would establish a colony on the Red Planet by 2050.

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