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Public support for Mars missions: The importance of informing the next generation
Authors:Sarah Joyce  Chantal Ferguson  Philip Weinstein
Institution:1. ENEA CR Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 S. Maria di Galeria (Roma), Italy;2. CEA LITEN, National Institute of Solar Energy, Thermal Energy, Biomass and Hydrogen Department, High Temperature Solar Systems Laboratory, 73377, Le Bourget-du-lac, France;3. CENER (National Renewable Energy Center), Solar Thermal Energy Department, C/ Ciudad de la Innovacíon, 7, 31621 Sarriguren (Navarra), Spain;4. CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Senes Road, Km. 4.5, 04200, Tabernas (Almería), Spain;5. Institute of Solar Research, Plataforma Solar de Alme??a, Carretera Seńes, km 5, 04200 Tabernas (Almería), Spain;6. Department Solar Thermal and Optics, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE, Heidenhofstr. 2, 79110 Freiburg, Germany;1. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1 7HX, UK;2. The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck, Gower Street, London WC1 6BT, UK;3. Space Generation Advisory Council, c/o ESPI, Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna A-1030, Austria;4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1 6BT, UK;1. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Eng., Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China;3. Hangzhou Electric Power Bureau, State Grid Corporation of China, Hangzhou, China
Abstract:This paper explores and compares the perceptions of the risks associated with Mars Sample Return (MSR) among schoolchildren and adults. Comparable surveys were constructed and administered to two sample groups; science students aged 11–15 and adults with an interest in science aged 18 and over. Contingency table analyses were used to quantify any differences in perception between the two groups. Schoolchildren were less likely to consider Mars exploration to be quite or very useful (44.7% vs. 68.9%; p=0.005) and recorded significantly higher levels of risk perception regarding both a MSR mission and also towards other societal risks. These results have important implications for policy-makers, as they can inform education programs now that will enhance the viability and public support for future missions.
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