The year 1967 in spaceflight saw the most orbital launches of the 20th century and more than any other year until 2021, including that of the first Australian satellite, WRESAT, which was launched from the Woomera Test Range atop an American Sparta rocket. The United States National Space Science Data Center catalogued 172 spacecraft placed into orbit by launches which occurred in 1967.
The year saw both setbacks and advances for the United States Apollo programme. Three astronauts; Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee, were killed in a fire aboard the AS-204 spacecraft at Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34 on 27 January whilst rehearsing the launch. On 20 October the Saturn V rocket made its maiden flight.
Orbital Launches
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Suborbital launches
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Deep Space Rendezvous Date (UTC)SpacecraftEventRemarks 8 February Lunar Orbiter 3 Selenocentric orbit insertion Returned 182 images 20 April Surveyor 3 Lunar landing in Oceanus Procellarum 8 May Lunar Orbiter 4 Selenocentric orbit insertion Returned 163 images 17 July Surveyor 4 Lunar impact Failed lander, impacted Sinus Medii 22 July Explorer 35 Selenocentric orbit insertion 5 August Lunar Orbiter 5 Selenocentric orbit insertion Returned 213 images 11 September Surveyor 5 Lunar landing in Mare Tranquillitatis 1 October Lunar Orbiter 2 Lunar impact 10 October Lunar Orbiter 3 Lunar impact 18 October Venera 4 Venus probe Atmospheric probe functioned for 94 minutes in the Venerian atmosphere 19 October Mariner 5 Flyby of Venus Closest approach 31 October Lunar Orbiter 4 Lunar impact 10 November Surveyor 6 Lunar landing in Sinus Medii
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