Space stocks are climbing in premarket trades Tuesday, lifted by President Trump’s comments championing American space exploration during his inauguration speech Monday. “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 made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars.

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

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 president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars mission currently stand?

President Trump vowed to send astronauts to Mars during his second inaugural address. "We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars," he said, promising to send astronauts to plant the American flag on Mars. Elon Musk, the SpaceX CEO and Trump ally, was seated behind the president and gave a vigorous thumbs up at the remark.

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

With Donald Trump now back in the White House, SpaceX's Elon Musk is more excited than ever about the prospect of his company putting the first humans on Mars.

Trump’s Mars pledge elicited a huge grin and enthusiastic double thumbs up from billionaire and top Mars colonization enthusiast Elon Musk, who has been pushing his Mars colony agenda for nearly a decade via his SpaceX company.

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.