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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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[-] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.net 14 points 11 months ago

Why can't we have both

[-] TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Both would be best. Go to the moon and use it as a base/staging area for both asteroid hunting, and further reaching space travel.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Because politicians will use the argument to rile up their base, make sure neither gets accomplished, and pocket as much of the money as they can.

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