Toplines - Space Exploration - April 7-8, 2010
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Daily Snapshot
National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 7-8, 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?
45% Yes
33% No
23% Not sure
2* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of NASA?
27% Very favorable
51% Somewhat
favorable
11% Somewhat
unfavorable
3% Very unfavorable
8% Not sure
3* Given the state of the economy, should the United States cut
back on space exploration?
49% Yes
34% No
18% Not sure
4* Should the
space program be funded by the government or the private sector?
36% By the government
38% By the private sector
25% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
