Events in History February |
| Date | Story or event |
| 1st February, 2003 | Columbia shuttle disintegrates killing seven |
| 3rd February, 1966 | Soviets land probe on Moon |
| 4th February, 1906 | Birthday of Clyde Tombaugh (Discoverer of Pluto) |
| 6th February, 1971 | Alan Shepard Plays golf on the moon |
| 8th February, 1974 | Americans end outer space marathon aboard SkyLab |
| 15th February 1564 | Birthday of Galileo galilei |
| 18th February, 1930 | Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh |
| 19th February 1473 | Birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus |
19th February 1622 |
Death of Sir henry Savile (Founder of the Oxford Chair of Astronomy) |
| 20th February 1962 | John Glenn Becomes first man to orbit the earth |