February:

• February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board. 
• February 7, 1971 – Apollo 14 Moon Landing: NASA’s Apollo 14 mission, led by Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell, landed on the moon, conducting scientific experiments and lunar exploration.
• February 12, 2001 – NEAR Shoemaker Landing on Eros: The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft successfully landed on the asteroid Eros, providing valuable data about asteroids.
• February 20, 1962 – John Glenn’s Orbital Flight: John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth during the Friendship 7 mission as part of NASA’s Mercury program.

This blog post is part of a series of writings celebrating and sharing the successes of the Space Exploration. They will be posted on the 20th of each month to celebrate the first landing on the moon. (July 20, 1969) To read more and find classroom resources follow this Link.