Public opinion about Space Exploration: NASA, funding, interest in space, space race, life outside earth, and more.
Space Exploration
Topics at a Glance
Issue Brief
Fly Me to the Moon - The Public and NASA
On March 3, 1915, the U.S. government established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA. In 1958, NACA became NASA.
That’s One Giant Leap for NASA
Related Data
NASA Programs and Spending
This survey, conducted by Market Opinion Research for Rockwell International in 1990, features extensive questions about the NASA budget, manned space missions, the importance of having a space program, and other NASA related topics. Explore the questions from the U.S. Civilian Space Program Poll in iPOLL.Date Published: June 29, 1999
Charts & graphics
Public’s Rating of NASA
Public support for space shuttle program post-Challenger
Pluto
Sputnik