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The month ahead: FEBRUARY

In the month of February we celebrate Apollo 14's moon landing 33 years ago. Plus we have the 42nd anniversary of the launch of Friendship 7, and Al worden, Roger Chaffee, Joe Kerwin and Jack Lousma were all born in this month.
For more information see 'FEBRUARY' below.

JANUARY - APRIL
January:
20 - Buzz Aldrin (1930)
23 - Bill Pogue (1930)
27 - Apollo 1 fire (1967)
31 - Apollo 14 launch (1971)

February:
5 - Apollo 14 makes the 3rd manned lunar landing (1971)
7 - Al Worden (1932)
8 - Skylab 3 [4] splashdown (1974)
9 - Apollo 14 splashdown (1971)
15 - Roger Chaffee (1935)
19 - Joe Kerwin (1932)
20 - Friendship 7 (1962)
29 - Jack Lousma (1936)

March:
1 - Deke Slayton (1924)
3 - Apollo 9 launch (1969)
6 - Gordo Cooper (1927)
12 - Wally Schirra (1923)
13 - Apollo 9 splashdown (1969)
14 - Frank Borman (1928); Gene Cernan (1934)
15 - Alan Bean (1932)
16 - Walt Cunningham (1932); Gemini VIII (1966)
17 - Jim Irwin (1930); Ken Mattingly (1936)
25 - Jim Lovell (1928)

April:
3 - Gus Grissom (1926)
11 - Apollo 13 launch (1970)
13 - Oxygen tank explodes onboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft (1970)
16 - Apollo 16 launch (1972)
17 - Apollo 13 splashdown (1970)
20 - Apollo 16 makes the 5th manned lunar landing (1972)
27 - Apollo 16 splashdown (1972)

MAY - AUGUST
May:
1 - Scott carpenter (1925)
5 - Freedom 7 (1961)
9 - Vance Brand (1931)
15 - Faith 7 launch (1963)
16 - Faith 7 splashdown (1963)
18 - Apollo 10 launch (1969)
24 - Aurora 7 (1962)
25 - Skylab spacestation launch [1] (1973)
26 - Apollo 10 splashdown (1969)

June:
2 - Pete Conrad (1930)
3 - Gemini IV launch (1965); Gemini IX launch (1966)
4 - Ed White becomes the 1st American to walk in space (1965)
6 - Dave Scott (1932); Gemini IX splashdown (1966)
7 - Gemini IV splashdown (1965)
10 - Jim McDivitt (1929)
22 - Skylab 1 [2] splashdown (1973)
23 - Donn Eisele (1930)

July:
3 - Jack Schmitt (1935)
16 - Apollo 11 launch (1969)
18 - John Glenn (1921); Gemini X launch (1966)
20 - Apollo 11 makes the 1st manned lunar landing (1969)
21 - Liberty Bell 7 (1961); Gemini X splashdown (1966)
24 - Apollo 11 splashdown (1969)
25 - Paul Weitz (1932)
26 - Apollo 15 launch (1971)
28 - Skylab 2 [3] launch (1973)
30 - Apollo 15 makes the 4th manned lunar landing (1971)

August:
5 - Neil Armstrong (1930)
7 - Apollo 15 splashdown (1971)
16 - Stu Roosa (1933)
21 - Gemini V launch (1965)
22 - Gerry Carr (1932)
29 - Gemini V splashdown (1965)
30 - Jack Swigert (1930)

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER
September:
12 - Gemini XI launch (1966)
15 - Gemini XI splashdown (1966)
17 - Ed Mitchell & Tom Stafford (1930)
24 - John Young (1930)
25 - Skylab 2 [3] splashdown (1973)

October:
3 - Charlie Duke (1935); Sigma 7 (1962)
5 - Dick Gordon (1929)
11 - Apollo 7 launch (1968)
17 - Bill Anders (1933)
21 - Apollo 7 splashdown (1968)
25 - Rusty Schweickart (1935)
31 - Mike Collins (1930)

November:
8 - Ed Gibson (1936)
10 - Ron Evans (1933)
11 - Gemini XII launch (1966)
14 - Ed White (1930); Fred Haise (1933); Apollo 12 launch (1969)
15 - Gemini XII splashdown (1966
16 - Skylab 3 [4] launch (1973)
18 - Al Shepard (1923)
19 - Apollo 12 makes the 2nd manned lunar landing (1969)
22 - Owen Garriott (1930)
24 - Apollo 12 splashdown (1969)

December:
4 - Gemini VII launch (1965)
7 - Apollo 17 launch (1972)
11 - Apollo 17 makes the 6th (& last, to date)manned lunar landing (1972)
15 - Gemini VI launch (1965)
16 - Gemini VI splashdown (1965)
18 - Gemini VII splashdown (1965)
19 - Apollo 17 splashdown (1972)
21 - Apollo 8 launch (1968)
24 - Apollo 8 becomes the 1st manned craft to enter lunar orbit (1968)
27 - Apollo 8 splashdown (1968)