ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1
A Gallup poll found strong support for the Vision for Space Exploration, with a two-thirds majority (66%) of Americans voicing support for the program.
When asked whether the nation should continue to fund space exploration, more than three in five (63%) said that the U.S. should continue to fund space exploration at current or increased levels.
Most Americans think the U.S. does well as a leader among nations in space. Nearly seven in ten (69%) said the nation was doing a good or very good job maintaining its leadership in space exploration.
Other key findings included strong support for human spaceflight. Roughly seven in ten (69%) agree that scientific, technical, and other benefits outweigh the risks.
The poll was conducted August 2-19, 2006. Results were based on a nationally representative sample of 1000 telephone interviews with men and women 18 years and older.
It was the last of a three-part series of polls commissioned by the Coalition for Space Exploration. The two earlier polls were conducted in June 2005 and March 2006.
In This Issue
Message from the Chief Engineer
View from the Outside: Blue Origin Takes First (Low Altitude) Step toward Space
This Week in NASA History: Lunar Prospector
Public Support for the Vision
JPL Director Named One of ‘America’s Best Leaders’
A History of Heavy Lifting: MSFC Veteran to Head Ares V Development
Dr. Henry Pohl on the Keys to Apollo’s Success
Classics of Aerospace Literature: Inside NASA
Government Brief: GAO Calls for Better DoD Strategy for Space Acquisitions
Archimedes Archive: Kollsman’s Barometric Altimeter
