The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag

The second Trump administration started with soaring rhetoric about sending humans to Mars but confusion about who was leading NASA on an acting basis.

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

US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy. "We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Janet Petro has served as Director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since June of 2021. Now, the Trump Administration has named Petro the acting NASA Administrator. Dr. Ken Kremer with Space UpClose told us, “Usually they pick someone, the number three person who’s at the headquarters. So that would have been somebody else.”

William McKinley was a racist imperialist, someone Trump admires That’s the term that pretty much defined the displacement and death of tens of thousands of native Americans. It defined settler colonialism and US imperialism.

This new “Golden Age” Trump promises arises from an imperialistic mindset that views people in America’s way as subjects to conquest.

Space stocks soared on Tuesday as bullish sentiment in the sector swelled after Donald Trump took office. Read more.

Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy left the agency on Monday (Jan. 20), the day that Donald Trump began his second term as president. Trump has appointed Janet Petro, who most recently served as director of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, as NASA's interim chief.

Rocket Lab USA shares trade higher Tuesday following President Donald Trump's inaugural address on Monday, where he vowed to prioritize space exploration and promised to send astronauts to Mars.

Trump's return to power, coupled with Musk's influence, is expected to transform not only the White House but also Nasa.