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Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows (www.businessinsider.com)
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Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows::Americans like NASA, but don't support their funding going towards moon missions, according to new polls.

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[–] motorheadkusanagi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Americans thought it was a waste to go the first time too.

Only 33% of Americans supported trying to land on the moon according to a Gallup Poll from 1961 https://www.newspapers.com/image/118394464/?clipping_id=128550438&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjExODM5NDQ2NCwiaWF0IjoxNjkwNDAwNzAzLCJleHAiOjE2OTA0ODcxMDN9.MEY6lxes8ZstjM9mggg5zOxedJFf2RCbBklHOKFcw9w

It didnt have support over 50% until a few weeks before launch.

More detail here https://newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-moon-landing-was-opposed-by-majority