February 5, 1971 : USA's Apollo 14 Became The Third Spacecraft To Land Humans On The Moon:
USA's NASA Apollo 14, launched 31 January 1971, was the third mission in which humans walked on the Lunar surface and returned to Earth, and the first to land in the Lunar highlands. On 5 February 1971 two astronauts (Apollo 14 Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. and LM pilot Edgar D. Mitchell) landed ne ... More...
February 5, 1971
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February 5, 1987 : USSR Launched Soyuz TM-2 With EO-2 Long Duration Crew To The Soviet Space Station Mir:
USSR Soyuz TM-2 was the spacecraft used to launch a long duration crew to the Soviet space station Mir, which was unmanned at the time. Soyuz TM-2 was launched on 5 February 1987, and it was the first manned spaceflight of the Soyuz-TM spacecraft, and the second manned spaceflight to Mir (the first ... More...
February 5, 1987
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February 15, 1564 : Died Galileo Galilei, Considered Responsible For The Birth Of Modern Science And The Scientific Method
Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564 - January 8, 1642), commonly known as Galileo, was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope, a variety of astronomical observations (including discover ... More...
February 15, 1987
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February 23, 1932 : Born Majel Barrett Best Known As Nurse Chapel In The Original Star Trek Series And First Lady Of Star Trek
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec) February 23, 1932 - December 18, 2008, was an American actress and producer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Chapel in to original Star Trek series and for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the following ... More...
February 23, 1987
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