Among the tech billionaires, foreign diplomats, and CEOs attending, one stood out — Elon Musk. And when Trump, in his first speech, declared that the US would "launch American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,

President Trump vowed to send American astronauts to the planet Mars in his inaugural address, envisioning a moment when the U.S. flag is planted on Martian soil. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.

President Donald Trump declared the U.S. will be pursuing its destiny by planting the American flag on Mars, much to

Elon Musk gives a thumbs up as Trumpannounces plans to send astronauts to Mars ::"The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation." // "...and we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,