Humanity had reached the Moon. On July 20 ... with each lunar landing featuring the planting of an American flag using Kinzler's ingenious system.

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond ... to land Artemis astronauts on the moon by 2027. Related: The American flag ...

Dr. Jill Stuart, a space law expert from LSE, clarified that planting a flag on Mars is symbolic, not a claim to ownership, as seen with flags on the Moon. With no clear ownership rules ...

Trump still wants to go to the moon is less certain. During his campaign, his inaugural address in January and his address to Congress this week, Mr. Trump has mentioned planting a U.S. flag on Mars.