Last Updated on 1 January 2024
February events from the history of space flight
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| 1 | 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere |
| 2 | 1995 – Eileen Collins becomes the first female Space Shuttle pilot |
| 3 | 1966 – Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to land on the moon 1984 – Bruce McCandless becomes the first man to take an untethered space walk 1994 – Sergei Krikalev becomes the first Russian cosmonaut to fly on a Space Shuttle |
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| 12 | 2001 – U.S. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft lands on the surface of the asteroid Eros |
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| 14 | 2000 – U.S. Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft begins transmitting images of the asteroid Eros |
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| 18 | 2021 – Perseverance Rover lands on Mars |
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| 20 | 1962 – John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit 1986 – Space Station Mir’s core section launched |
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