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.

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

President Donald Trump vowed that U.S. astronauts would plant the American flag on Mars during his next administration. During his inaugural address on Monday, Trump insisted that going to Mars was part of the "manifest destiny" of the United States.

We will follow our destiny to the stars, sending our astronauts to plant our flag on the surface of Mars - announced Donald Trump during his speech, right after being sworn in as President of the United States.

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

Space stocks soared during Tuesday’s trading session, lifted by President Trump’s comments championing American space exploration during his inauguration speech Monday. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,

President Trump pledges in inaugural address to pursue policy that 'expands our territory' and to put US astronauts on Mars.