Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest.

But Trump and Musk remain optimistic that the American flag will fly on Mars in the near future. However, they face the challenge of setting out the specifics of how, and when, that will be achieved, ...

SpaceX has long set its sights on Mars, and has made the bold promise that they will land humans on Mars in 2029, which will eventually pave the path for chief executive officer Elon Musk’s plans for ...

"Can you image how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on another planet for the first ... by NASA to send its ESCAPADE science mission to Mars, as well as a a future human ...

Trump again promised to launch American astronauts to Mars. Seated nearby ... that would take astronauts someday further in the future would suffice. On Monday, he said that American astronauts ...

"We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars," Trump ... necessary to inform future successes.

But during his inauguration speech, Trump also vowed to carry the American flag in a bold new direction ... The timeline for sending humans to Mars is very far in the future—certainly well ...

Billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk was front and center during Donald Trump's inauguration after donating around $200m to get him elected as outgoing President Joe Biden warns of an oligarchy ...