this week, one to control space. what might be motivating this galaxy quest? that's the subject of this week's "state of the cartoonian." president trump's going intergalactic, launching a new space force to dominate the skies. >> we have reinvigorated our space program to a level that nobody thought possible in this short period of time. nasa is back. and mars is waiting for us. >> but conquering the outer regions takes some out of the world financing and in this case, president trump is happy to work with the competition. >> i've always said that rich guys seem to like rockets. go ahead. if you beat us to mars, we'll be very happy, and you'll be even more famous. >> i've been crazy about rockets since i was a little boy. >> i'm afraid that nothing about his presidency has let me change my views on this. >> of course, with the trump