President Donald Trump recently invoked "manifest destiny" to outline a bold vision for America's space program. But what does this historic and controversial term mean when applied to outer space?

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

According to the Trump administration's now-rescinded memo, the funding freeze was aimed at "ending 'wokeness' and the weaponization of government."

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

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

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

During his second inauguration speech, President Donald Trump endorsed a Mars mission as a part of America’s push into new horizons.

Trump says we're going to Mars. He may be making it harder to get there. President Donald Trump says we’re going to Mars, but don’t start packing your bags just yet. There are a lot of reasons to doubt that his plans will get us to the Red Planet, and he may even put us further behind schedule.

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

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on Starlink mission Tuesday morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center In the Space Coast's eighth launch of 2025 thus far, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight on another Starlink mission early Tuesday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

"We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars," he said ... While Congress reauthorized NASA's budget with a focus on moon exploration last year, landing humans on Mars is a major goal of Musk's SpaceX. The company is developing Starship, the ...

President Trump’s allies and aides are learning to deal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has had a consistent presence in the early days of the Trump administration. Musk had a front-row seat at Trump’s swearing-in,