Only 38 percent say that the country should rely on government to run manned space missions in the future; with 54 percent saying they would prefer that private companies handle spaceflight in the years to come.
Go Dream Chaser then! Yay! ^_^
As much as I agree with the specific point, I don't trust this poll (or others similar to it) and I'm pretty sure one could phrase poll questions to produce a response 180 degrees from this. Sorry to say, but this just scratches my cynical itch about the poll and its purpose.The support here is too superficial and transient -- if "we" had been deeply supportive and committed over the long term, yesterday wouldn't have been the end of an era -- regardless of whether one views that as good, bad, or a similarly subjective mixture of both.
The study shows support for American human spaceflight. However, poll after poll suggests that the USA does not want to spend more than what it currently does. In addition, if the question :"What do you think should be cut from the federal budget to reduce government spending? " is asked, "Reduce spending on space exploration" is a popular answer. Grrrr.....
I would be curious to see a poll on when people realized the program was ending. I would bet good money that it's a frightening percentage that didn't know until July 8th, and probably a not small number that don't know yet.
Quote from: Gene DiGennaro on 07/22/2011 02:32 pmThe study shows support for American human spaceflight. However, poll after poll suggests that the USA does not want to spend more than what it currently does. In addition, if the question :"What do you think should be cut from the federal budget to reduce government spending? " is asked, "Reduce spending on space exploration" is a popular answer. Grrrr.....Problem is most do not have a firm grasp of what we spend on NASA. I have never seen a poll that asks how much people think we spend and what percentage that is of the government budget.
So once again, the President knows what the public wants...
Woah, has anyone read the comments on there?! Good grief! From the guy that thinks we are giving 30k pink slips, to the one talking about the space shuttle as disarming america against our enemies, to alien life...my oh my.
Quote from: BeanEstimator on 07/22/2011 03:26 pmWoah, has anyone read the comments on there?! Good grief! From the guy that thinks we are giving 30k pink slips, to the one talking about the space shuttle as disarming america against our enemies, to alien life...my oh my.Thanks for pointing that out. Some of them are way out to lunch.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/21/cnn-poll-50-percent-say-ending-shuttle-program-is-bad-for-country/?iref=allsearchThis is mainly good across the board, notice support for pretty much all the things we like.