What should be NASA’s

top priority?

Percent of U.S. adults

Lowest

Top

Lower

Monitor Earth's climate

63

25

Monitor asteroids that

could hit Earth

62

29

Do research to boost

knowledge of space

47

40

Develop tech that

could have other uses

41

44

Study health effects

of space travel

38

41

Seek raw materials for

use on Earth

34

43

22

Search for life

31

42

27

Send astronauts to Mars

45

37

Send astronauts to Moon

42

44

What should be NASA’s top priority?

Percent of U.S. adults

Lowest

Top

Lower

Monitor Earth's climate

63

25

Monitor asteroids that

could hit Earth

62

29

Do research to boost

knowledge of space

47

40

Develop tech that

could have other uses

41

44

Study health effects

of space travel

38

41

20

Seek raw materials for

use on Earth

34

43

22

Search for life

31

42

27

Send astronauts to Mars

18

45

37

Send astronauts to Moon

42

44

What should be NASA’s top priority?

Percent of U.S. adults

Lowest

Top

Lower

Monitor Earth's climate

63

25

11

Monitor asteroids that

could hit Earth

62

29

9

Do research to boost

knoweldge of space

47

40

12

Develop tech that

could have other uses

41

44

14

Study health effects

of space travel

38

41

20

Seek raw materials for

use on Earth

34

43

22

Search for life

31

42

27

Send astronauts to Mars

18

45

37

Send astronauts to Moon

13

42

44

What should be NASA’s top priority?

Percent of U.S. adults

Lowest

Top

Lower

Monitor Earth's climate

63

25

11

Monitor asteroids that could hit Earth

62

29

9

Do research to boost knowledge

of space

47

40

12

Develop tech that could have

other uses

41

44

14

Study health effects of space travel

38

41

20

Seek raw materials for use on Earth

34

43

22

Search for life

31

42

27

Send astronauts to Mars

18

45

37

Send astronauts to Moon

42

44

13

What should be NASA’s top priority?

Percent of U.S. adults

Top

Lower

Lowest

Monitor Earth's climate

63

25

11

Monitor asteroids that could hit Earth

62

29

9

Do research to boost knowledge of space

47

40

12

Develop tech that could have other uses

41

44

14

Study health effects of space travel

38

41

20

Seek raw materials for use on Earth

34

43

22

Search for life

31

42

27

Send astronauts to Mars

18

45

37

Send astronauts to Moon

13

42

44