The history of the DSCOVR satellite is pretty interesting. Was pushed for by Al Gore in the 90's -- unofficially known at the time as GoreSat -- but was ultimately killed by the Bush administration. Obama's administration resurrected the project, and now we have an amazing view of earth for science, discovery, and some pretty neat pictures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Climate_Observato...