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NASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight.

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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover met with young space enthusiasts at the Kennedy Space Center in January. While overall opinions of NASA remain high, polls find human exploration of the moon ranks pretty low.

For NASA’s Artemis II Crew, Journey to the Moon ‘Starting to Feel Real’

The four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — spoke from a prelaunch quarantine ahead of their scheduled Wednesday mission.

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From left, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, members of the Artemis II crew, after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday. Mr. Wiseman is holding a plush toy named Rise that will fly in their capsule during their journey to the moon.
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