🇺🇸 📊 47% of men say conducting basic #scientific research 🔭 🛰️ to increase knowledge of #space 🌌 should be a top priority, compared with 35% of women.
Majorities of Democrats (64%) and Republicans (57%) say monitoring #asteroids ☄️ that could hit the #Earth 🌎 should be a top priority for #NASA. At the other end of the spectrum, relatively few place top priority on sending human #astronauts 👨‍🚀 to the #moon 🌙 (12% and 13%) or #Mars 🔴 (12% and 10%). 69% think there will definitely or probably be a major problem with #SpaceDebris 🗑️. 55% expect people will routinely travel to space as #tourists 📷 by the year 📆 2073 https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/07/20/americans-views-of-space-u-s-role-nasa-priorities-and-impact-of-private-companies