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Pew Research CenterJuly 18, 2023
Americans’ Views of Space: U.S. Role, NASA Priorities and Impact of Private Companies

Men and older adults are especially likely to see it as essential that the U.S. is a world leader in space

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Americans’ Views of Space: U.S. Role, NASA Priorities and Impact of Private Companies
69% of Americans say it is essential for U.S. to be a leader in space exploration
55% of Americans think people will routinely travel in space as tourists in the next 50 years
Americans place monitoring asteroids that could hit Earth at top of NASA’s priority list
65% of Americans believe it’s essential for NASA to continue to be involved in space exploration
Public ratings of private space companies tilt positive for most aspects of their performance
35% of Americans say they would be interested in traveling on a private spacecraft to orbit the Earth
Almost half of Americans have engaged in a space-related activity within the last year
Men are more likely than women to have taken part in a space-related activity recently
Men and older adults are especially likely to see it as essential that the U.S. is a world leader in space
Views of NASA priorities among men and women
Partisans rank many NASA priorities similarly, but Democrats give higher priority to climate monitoring
NASA priorities by educational attainment
Those most familiar with NASA are more likely to see scientific research as a top priority for space agency
Ratings of private space companies’ performance by political party
Those most familiar with private space companies are especially positive in their ratings of their performance
American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
Invitation and reminder dates, ATP Wave 128
American Trends Panel weighting dimensions
Sample sizes and margins of error, ATP Wave 128
Final dispositions, ATP Wave 128
Cumulative response rate as of ATP Wave 128
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Crew-5 Dragon spacecraft lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 5, 2022. (Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images)

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