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Private companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic continue to develop space exploration capabilities that were once the sole purview of government agencies such as NASA. Some 44% of Americans have a great deal of confidence these companies will make a profit in their space-related ventures, with 36% saying they are fairly confident that space companies will be profitable.
Many are confident private space companies will be  | profitable but skeptical they will keep space clean  | % of U.S. adults who say they have  | that private space companies twill  | a fair amount of confidence  | a great dea lof confidence  | Not too much confidence  | No confide nce at all  | Make a profit for their  | 44  | 36  | 14  | companies  | Build safe and reliable  | 26  | 17  | 51  | 5  | rockets and spacecraft  | Control costs for developing  | 24  | 41  | 26  | rockets and spacecraft  | Conduct basic research to  | 23  | 47  | 22  | increase knowledge of space  | Minimize human-made  | 13  | 35  | 38  | 13  | space debris  | Note: Respondents who did not give an answerare not shown.  | Source Survey conducted March 27 -April 9, 2018  | "Majority ofAmericans Believeltis Essentia Thatthe U.S Remaina Global Leader in Space  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 