Because we were curious about the Moon and outer space, but mostly because America wanted to outdo Russia. At that time, which was called the Cold War, the USA and Russia were enemies and neither wanted to let the other outdo them, which is what caused the so called "race to space."
Research or propaganda. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite in space. Extreemly expensive propaganda! It was the first step by the USSR to putting a man in space.
apollo
The first space program dedicated to putting a man on the moon was Apollo. It was run by NASA and had a series of missions starting in the 1960s with the eventual success of landing astronauts on the moon in 1969 with Apollo 11.
First Man into Space was created in 1959.
The Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the first man in space.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space and he was from Russia.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.
Yuri Gagarin
YURI GAGRIN WAS THE FIRST MAN and Valentina was the first women to go in space
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, and he was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first man to enter space.
Joshua Torres was the first man to make the first space walk