IBOPE Zogby Poll: 6 in 10 Disagree With Ending Space Shuttle & Fear Others Will Surpass U.S. in Exploration

Combined NASA & Business Efforts Favored for Future Exploring

UTICA, NY – Majorities of U.S. voters disagree with the decision to end space shuttle missions and fear other nations might surpass the U.S. in space exploration. Also, future space exploration through both NASA and private companies is seen as preferable to either going it alone.

The IBOPE Zogby interactive poll conducted from July 22-25 also shows 74% say the space shuttle was a worthwhile use of government resources.

The final space shuttle mission ended with the safe landing of the Atlantis last week.

NASA has just completed its last space shuttle mission. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to end space shuttle missions?

Agree 33%
Disagree 59%
Not sure 8%

Overall, do you believe the space shuttle was a worthwhile use of government resources?

Yes 74%
No 13%
Not sure 13%

Should future space exploration be conducted through NASA or by private companies?

NASA 28%
Private Companies 17%
Both 48%
Neither 2%
Not sure 5%

How concerned are you that other nations might surpass the U.S. in their ability to explore space?

Very or somewhat concerned 60%
Not very or not at all concerned 38%
Not sure 3%

IBOPE Zogby International conducted an online survey of 2,297 voters. A sampling of IBOPE Zogby International’s online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the US, was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender, and education to more accurately reflect the population. The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups. The MOE calculation is for sampling error only.

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