President Donald Trump set a bold new goal in his inauguration speech. He wants to go to Mars. Details are thin, but the aspiration should benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a bevy of publicly traded commercial space stocks.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars mission currently stand?

In his 29-minute Inaugural Address, Trump promised to defeat inflation and to “end the chronic disease epidemic.” He promised national power so great that it could “stop all wars,” and expand the nation’s territory. He even promised to “restore American promise.”

In his prepared remarks, Trump, a longtime backer of U.S.-led space exploration and exploitation, singled out Mars and left the moon hanging.

Famous faces and thousands of Americans flocked to US capital Washington DC, braving conditions that have chased the ceremony indoors, to watch Donald Trump become the 47th President

In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump reignited America’s space ambitions with a bold declaration: a mission to Mars. Promising to plant the Stars and Stripes on the Red Planet, Trump’s vision to invigorate the US space industry and redefine the nation’s role as a leader in extraterrestrial exploration sent share prices of companies

With rambling, ranting and retribution, the 21st century’s foremost political showman has given us a good glimpse at the next four years.

In one of the many starry boasts made at his inauguration, the 47th (also 45th) president of the United States promised to put a man on Mars. From this side of the Atlantic, the depressed, downtrodden masses cried as one,

Trump did not address how his Mars call might affect NASA’s current plans for a Moon mission. NASA in December pushed back the anticipated launch dates for the Artemis II and Artemis III crewed lunar missions. Artemis II is now scheduled for April 2026 and Artemis III for mid-2027.

People watch the inauguration speech of Donald Trump on screens at the Ukraine house alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025