A pilot survey of attitudes to space sciences and exploration among British school children

Harriet Jones; Kay Yeoman; Charles Cockell

doi:10.1016/j.spacepol.2006.11.013

A pilot survey of attitudes to space sciences and exploration among British school children

Harriet Jones^*, Kay Yeoman, Charles Cockell

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School of Physics and Astronomy

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Over 200 school children in eight schools in the east of England were surveyed to determine their interest in space exploration and awareness of current space activities. Of those surveyed, 33% were interested in space to 'discover a new planet', and 24% to find life on another planet. When asked to list space exploration organisations 77% listed NASA. Six of those surveyed listed ESA (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-23
Number of pages	4
Journal	Space policy
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2006.11.013
Publication status	Published - Feb 2007

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