I don't know if this is the survey you meant to cite but the 2007 survey [1] has similar results. I disagree with your inference that "this is done very specifi

I don't know if this is the survey you meant to cite but the 2007 survey [1] has similar results. I disagree with your inference that "this is done very specifically by propaganda just like you mention to make Americans think that science, space, research is stupid and expensive and we shouldn't do it". I think this has more to do with people being very bad at estimating any large figures than people thinking NASA has no benefit. The survey itself notes that "public opinion is less focused the cost side of the equation and more oriented toward the benefits". NASA had a 68% approval rating in 2015 [2]. For better or worst, public approval and funding are not always strongly linked. In this particular case, I personally find it sad that funding is split on party lines. Like you, I wish I could reallocate some of billions of dollars going to the military to projects like this which somehow embody the human spirit. [1] http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1000/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1000/1 [2] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/02/03/nasa-popularity-still-sky-high/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/02/03/nasa-popular...