Manned orbital launches in 1997
Launches:
| Date | Site | Rocket | Mission | Crew | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-12 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-81 - Atlantis F18 | 6 | success |
| 1997-02-10 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz TM-25 | 3 | success |
| 1997-02-11 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-82 - Discovery F22 | 7 | success |
| 1997-04-04 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-83 - Columbia F22 | 7 | success |
Fuel cell #2 failure. 16-day flight cut to less than 4 days. | |||||
| 1997-05-15 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-84 - Atlantis F21 | 7 | success |
| 1997-07-01 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-94 - Columbia F23 | 7 | success |
| 1997-08-05 | Baikonur | Soyuz-U 11A511U | Soyuz TM-26 | 2 | success |
| 1997-08-07 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-85 - Discovery F23 / CRISTA-SPAS 02 | 7 | success |
| 1997-09-26 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-86 - Atlantis F20 | 6 | success |
| 1997-11-19 | Cape Canaveral | Space Shuttle | STS-87 - Columbia F24 / Spartan 201-F4 / AERCam Sprint | 7 | success |