Russias success with Sputnik
Because of the expense weighed against the other projects that the government and NASA wanted to pursue, such as the space shuttle and developing the space station.
Pure curiosity. We wanted to know what was out there.
The first human to ever be clearly and unambigously "in space" was Yuri Gagarin.
The Hubble Space Telescope found the moons.
"Starman"?
NASA because they launch space shuttles into space.
As it is in space it can see things clearly for longer distance.
"Princess of Space" ; aired in the third season of Lost in Space .
BY the people
No, Antarctica is not the only place that has been seen from space by astronauts. It has been said that one can clearly see the Great Wall of China from space. Also there are certain places on earth that are clearly seen from space because of it's certain type of peculiarity. It is said that the beam of light from the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas can be seen from space.
The Government pays for the Cassini space mission.
In order to get a great deal of information into a small space that can be clearly interpreted.