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02-02-2003, 11:07 PM
Americans Want Space Shuttle Program to Go On (http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr030203.asp)
Most doubt terrorism involved
by Frank Newport
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
Despite the second space shuttle catastrophe in 17 years, Americans want the program to continue and most remain convinced that the nation should not abandon its emphasis on a manned approach to space exploration.
A special CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Sunday shows that the public's reactions to Saturday's tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia over Texas are in many ways quite close to those measured after the January 1986 explosion of the Challenger shuttle. Americans wanted the space shuttle program to continue then, and they persist in wanting it to continue now.
The poll shows no signs that the public's overall faith in NASA has dropped after Saturday's events. Most want the space agency's funding either to remain the same or to be increased. Additionally, very few Americans think the breakup and loss of the Columbia on Saturday was the result of terrorism.
Many Americans, while upset over the tragedy, felt that something like it was bound to happen, and only about 4 out of 10 have a great deal of confidence that NASA will be able to prevent future shuttle accidents.
Here are the highlights of the special CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 with a random sample of 462 adults.
Public Doubts Terrorism Involved
The vast majority of Americans agree with the preliminary assessments of various government experts and officials that the tragic breaking apart of the Columbia spacecraft on Saturday was not due to terrorism. Only 12% of Americans feel the accident was probably or definitely due to terrorism, while 86% say it was not. This includes 53% who are definite in their beliefs that terrorism was not involved, and another 33% who say it was probably not terrorism.
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Most Want Manned Space Flight to Continue
The responses to two different questions included in the Sunday poll indicate that Americans want the space shuttle program, and more generally the United States' emphasis on a manned approach to exploring space, to continue.
In early 1986, shortly after the Challenger disaster, 8 out of 10 Americans said the manned space shuttle program should continue -- even in light of the tragedy. Now, in the wake of another tragedy and another seven astronaut deaths, the attitudes of the public have not changed. Eighty-two percent say the United States should continue with the manned space shuttle program, while only 15% say the nation should not do so:
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Most doubt terrorism involved
by Frank Newport
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
Despite the second space shuttle catastrophe in 17 years, Americans want the program to continue and most remain convinced that the nation should not abandon its emphasis on a manned approach to space exploration.
A special CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted Sunday shows that the public's reactions to Saturday's tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia over Texas are in many ways quite close to those measured after the January 1986 explosion of the Challenger shuttle. Americans wanted the space shuttle program to continue then, and they persist in wanting it to continue now.
The poll shows no signs that the public's overall faith in NASA has dropped after Saturday's events. Most want the space agency's funding either to remain the same or to be increased. Additionally, very few Americans think the breakup and loss of the Columbia on Saturday was the result of terrorism.
Many Americans, while upset over the tragedy, felt that something like it was bound to happen, and only about 4 out of 10 have a great deal of confidence that NASA will be able to prevent future shuttle accidents.
Here are the highlights of the special CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 with a random sample of 462 adults.
Public Doubts Terrorism Involved
The vast majority of Americans agree with the preliminary assessments of various government experts and officials that the tragic breaking apart of the Columbia spacecraft on Saturday was not due to terrorism. Only 12% of Americans feel the accident was probably or definitely due to terrorism, while 86% say it was not. This includes 53% who are definite in their beliefs that terrorism was not involved, and another 33% who say it was probably not terrorism.
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Most Want Manned Space Flight to Continue
The responses to two different questions included in the Sunday poll indicate that Americans want the space shuttle program, and more generally the United States' emphasis on a manned approach to exploring space, to continue.
In early 1986, shortly after the Challenger disaster, 8 out of 10 Americans said the manned space shuttle program should continue -- even in light of the tragedy. Now, in the wake of another tragedy and another seven astronaut deaths, the attitudes of the public have not changed. Eighty-two percent say the United States should continue with the manned space shuttle program, while only 15% say the nation should not do so:
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Click here to read more (http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr030203.asp)