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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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[-] holiday@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

A majority of Americans have little to no education in the areas of science that NASA researches and develops for.

That's like saying the sourdough breadbakers think that the Atlanta Braves should hit fewer homeruns and focus more on defense.

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