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[–] E-werd 2 points (+2|-0)

That's not really a surprise. We Americans, generally like to be #1 in most things.

62 percent think that monitoring asteroids or other objects that might collide with Earth should be a top priority.

Absolutely. We've seen Armageddon, we know how this goes down.

18 percent think that sending astronauts to Mars should be a top priority

45 percent think that sending astronauts to Mars is important but should be a lower priority and 37 percent think it's not too important or should not be done.

Huh, I'd think this would be higher considering the first one I mentioned. Apparently we're more concerned with preservation than continuation.

[–] Hlatbern 1 points (+1|-0)

I'd think sending astronauts to Mars could be used for increasing detection capabilities. Two birds, etc.