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It has plenty of close contenders, but I can't think of a more depressing statistic from the last week than one contained within this survey [PDF] on public perceptions of space travel, conducted by Monmouth University
On the one hand, the poll was good news for space nuts: 56% of respondents think that the space program thus far has brought us "lasting benefits," and that number is pretty much the same across Democrat, Republican and Independent lines. At least, in a time of utter political polarization, we can agree that our past escapades in space were a good thing
A very slim 51% majority want to increase NASA funding. But that drops to 42% in favor when the public were asked if they want to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars or asteroids — suggesting we're fine with sending probes, but less cool about sending people. Read more...
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