Not using such US-centric and colonisation/genocide-invoking historical metaphors would be a better start,’ British scholar says.
NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."
President Trump says we are going to Mars, and his friend Elon Musk has demonstrated a capacity to make it happen.
Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be possible until well beyond Trump’s second mandate.
Chances are you haven't heard the term "manifest destiny" since high school history ... to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars." The 19th century term describes a belief in American ...
In his inaugural address in January, President Trump got the attention of the space community when he said the United States would "pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars."
Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.