This statistic depicts the share of U.S. adults who dreamt of becoming an astronaut as a child in 2019. During the survey, just under 72 percent of respondents said that they did not dream of becoming an astronaut as a child.
As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut?
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Ipsos. (July 10, 2019). As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/
Ipsos. "As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut?." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/
Ipsos. (2019). As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/
Ipsos. "As a Child, Did You Ever Dream of Becoming An Astronaut?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/
Ipsos, As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
As a child, did you ever dream of becoming an astronaut? [Graph], Ipsos, July 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032727/astronaut-childhood-adults-united-states/
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