Questions - Space Program - October 1-2, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 1-2, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* The space shuttle program will end this year after nearly three decades of flight. Has the space shuttle program been worth the expense to taxpayers?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of NASA?

3* Given the state of the economy, should the United States cut back on space exploration?

4* How important is it for the United States to have a manned space program?

5* How important is it for the United States to have a space program that relies upon unmanned research spaceships?

6* Should the space program be funded by the government or the private sector?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence