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- February in Space history.
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- 3 Luna 9 first craft to softland on moon. (1966).
- 4 Clyde Tombaugh born. (1906).
- 5 Apollo 14 lands on moon. (1971).
- 7 Bruce McCandless makes first untethered space walk. (1984).
- 11 Japan becomes fourth nation to launch artificial satellite. (1970).
- 14 Luna 20 launched. To orbit & softland on moon. (1972).
- 15 Galileo born. (1564).
- 16 Giordano Bruno burned at stake. (1600).
- 18 Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. (1930).
- 19 Nicolaus Copernicus born. (1473).
- 20 John Glenn Becomes first American to orbit Earth. (1962).
- 21 George Ellery Hale dies. (1938).
- 22 Russell Porter dies. (1949).
- 24 Discovery of first pulsar announced. (1968).
- Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyuby. (1969).
- 28 First polar orbiting satellite,, Discoverer 1 launched. (1959).