President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars.

Landing a US astronaut on Mars to plant a flag is an order of magnitude more complex. As far as astronauts walking on foreign bodies is concerned, NASA's immediate goal is the Moon, requiring landers ...

"Can you image how awesome it will be to have American astronauts plant the flag on ... Currently, Blue Origin is contracted by NASA to send its ESCAPADE science mission to Mars, as well as ...