1997 in spaceflight

1997 in spaceflight
Launch of the Cassini and Huygens spacecraft on a Titan IVB
Orbital launches
First12 January
Last24 December
Total89
Successes83
Failures3
Partial failures3
Catalogued86
National firsts
Satellite Philippines
Rockets
Maiden flightsM-V
Titan IVB
VLS-1
Taepodong-1
RetirementsAtlas I
Crewed flights
Orbital10
Total travellers51

This article outlines notable events occurring in 1997 in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs.