# Few Americans prioritize beating China back to the Moon

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 1 to 11, 2024, 42% of Americans said it is not very important for American astronauts to land on the Moon before China.

About three-in-ten said being first is important but not worth increased NASA spending (31%), 17% said it is important even if increased spending is required, and 10% said the U.S. should not send astronauts to the Moon at all.

## Topline

Do you think it is important that American astronauts land on the Moon first, before China, even if that requires increasing federal spending on NASA?

42% of Americans say it is not very important for U.S. astronauts to land on the Moon before China.

- Not very important to be first: 41.7%
- Important to be first, but not worth increased spending: 31.5%
- Important to be first, even if increased spending is required: 17.1%
- The U.S. should not send astronauts to the Moon at all: 9.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#importance-of-u.s.-astronauts-landing-on-the-moon](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#importance-of-u.s.-astronauts-landing-on-the-moon)