  .jpg)  Highlights from spaceflight in 2017[a] | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 5 January |
| Last | 26 December |
| Total | 91 |
| Successes | 83 |
| Failures | 6 |
| Partial failures | 2 |
| Catalogued | 86 |
| National firsts | |
| Satellite | |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | |
| Retirements | |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 4 |
| Total travellers | 11 |
| EVAs | 10 |
Notable spaceflight activities in 2017 included the maiden orbital flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (also called LVM3) on 5 June and the first suborbital test of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket, inaugurating the Mahia spaceport in New Zealand. The rocket is named for its innovative Rutherford engine which feeds propellants via battery-powered electric motors instead of the usual gas generator and turbopumps.
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