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Appendix D: Stakeholder Survey Mail Questionnaire (Version A)
Pages 193-200

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... D Stakeholder Survey Mail Questionnaire (Version A) Version A of the stakeholder survey mail questionnaire is reprinted in this appendix.
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... If you have any questions about your rights as a study participant, you may call the NORC Institutional Review Board, toll free, at 866-309-0542. Any other questions can be sent to the study's email address: HumanSpaceflightStudy@norc.org.
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... What do you consider to be the main reasons for and against space exploration reasons for and against human space in general? exploration?
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... For each, please indicate whether you think it is a very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important reason for space exploration in general, and for human spaceflight in particular. SPACE EXPLORATION IN GENERAL HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT Not Not Very Somewhat Not too important Very Somewhat Not too important important important important at all important important important at all Expanding knowledge and 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 scientific understanding Driving technological 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 advances Extending human economic 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 activity beyond Earth Paving the way for future 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 settlements in space Paving the way for commercial 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 space travel Creating opportunities for 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 international cooperation Maintaining our national 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 security Enhancing U.S.
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... 1 Expanding knowledge and scientific 1 Expanding knowledge and scientific understanding understanding 2 Driving technological advances 2 Driving technological advances 3 Extending human economic activity 3 Extending human economic activity beyond Earth beyond Earth 4 Paving the way for future settlements in 4 Paving the way for future settlements in space space 5 Paving the way for commercial space 5 Paving the way for commercial space travel travel 6 Creating opportunities for international 6 Creating opportunities for international cooperation cooperation 7 Maintaining our national security 7 Maintaining our national security 8 Enhancing U.S. prestige 8 Enhancing U.S.
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... ___________________________________ Private NASA sector Neither ___________________________________ Space exploration 1 2 3 ___________________________________ for scientific research ___________________________________ Extending human 1 2 3 economic activity ___________________________________ beyond Earth ___________________________________ Space travel by private 1 2 3 citizens ___________________________________ Establishing an 1 2 3 ___________________________________ off-planet human presence ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 9. Which of the following best describes your views on NASA human space exploration ___________________________________ missions beyond Low Earth Orbit: ___________________________________ 1 NASA should not conduct human space exploration missions beyond Low Earth ___________________________________ Orbit ___________________________________ 2 NASA should conduct human space exploration missions beyond Low Earth ___________________________________ Orbit mainly or exclusively as U.S.-only missions 7.
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... Not Very Somewhat Not too important important important important at all Maintain the International Space Station as a laboratory for 1 2 3 4 scientific research Make the investments necessary to sustain a vigorous program 1 2 3 4 of human space exploration Make the investments necessary to sustain a vigorous program 1 2 3 4 of robotic space exploration Limit human space exploration to Earth-orbit missions while 1 2 3 4 maintaining robotic missions for exploring in and beyond the solar system Maintain world leadership in human space exploration 1 2 3 4 Improve orbital technologies such as weather and 1 2 3 4 communication satellites Plan for a manned mission to Mars 1 2 3 4 Expand space exploration collaborations with other countries 1 2 3 4 6
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... How involved are you in work related to 19. Please use the space below for any further human spaceflight?
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