
Eighty percent (80%) have a favorable opinion of NASA, while just 14% have an unfavorable impression of the country’s space program. These findings include 32% who have a Very Favorable opinion and only four percent (4%) who have a Very Unfavorable view. In January, just 64% had a favorable opinion of NASA, and 20% did not.
A majority of 52% of adults say the space shuttle program has been worth the expense to taxpayers. Twenty-eight percent (28%) disagree and feel the program has not been worth the expense. Twenty percent (20%) are not sure.
When it comes to cutting back on space exploration, Americans are evenly divided. Forty-one percent (41%) believe the United States should cut back on space exploration, down nine points from January, but an equal number (41%) disagree. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure.
Forty percent (40%) of Americans feel the space program should be funded by the government, up slightly from April. Thirty-two percent (32%) say funding for the program should come from the private sector. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are undecided.
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