A majority in U.S. thinks astronauts, not only robots, should explore space | Pew Research Center

June 1, 2018

Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space

A majority in U.S. thinks astronauts, not only robots, should explore space

A majority in U.S. thinks astronauts, not only robots, should explore space

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A majority in U.S. thinks astronauts, not only robots, should explore space

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Majority of Americans Believe It Is Essential That the U.S. Remain a Global Leader in Space
Majority of Americans say it is essential for U.S. to be a leader in space exploration …
More Americans view monitoring climate or asteroids as top NASA priorities than do so for sending astronauts to the moon or Mars
A majority in U.S. thinks astronauts, not only robots, should explore space
Many are confident private space companies will be profitable but skeptical they will keep space clean
Americans most attentive to space news have more confidence in what private companies will accomplish
Half of Americans believe people will routinely travel to space as tourists within the next 50 years
More than half of Americans say they would not be interested in going into space; among that group, equal shares cite cost, fear and age or health concerns