1957 - 1964
1965
Ranger 8
- 17 February 1965 - Lunar Impact
Cosmos 60
- 12 March 1965 - Attempted Lunar Lander
Ranger 9
- 21 March 1965 - Lunar Impact
Luna 1965A
- 10 April 1965 - Attempted Lunar Lander? (Launch Failure)
Luna 5
- 9 May 1965 - Lunar Impact (Attempted Soft Landing)
Luna 6
- 8 June 1965 - Attempted Lunar Lander
Zond 3
- 18 July 1965 - Lunar Flyby
Luna 7
- 4 October 1965 - Lunar Impact (Attempted Soft Landing)
Venera 2
- 12 November 1965 - Venus Flyby (Contact Lost)
Venera 3
- 16 November 1965 - Venus Lander (Contact Lost)
Cosmos 96
- 23 November 1965 - Attempted Venus Lander?
Venera 1965A
- 23 November 1965 - Attempted Venus Flyby (Launch Failure)
Luna 8
- 3 December 1965 - Lunar Impact (Attempted Soft Landing?)
1966
Luna 9
- 31 January 1966 - Lunar Lander
Cosmos 111
- 1 March 1966 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter?
Luna 10
- 31 March 1966 - Lunar Orbiter
Luna 1966A
- 30 April 1966 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter? (Launch Failure)
Surveyor 1
- 30 May 1966 - Lunar Lander
Explorer 33
- 1 July 1966 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter
Lunar Orbiter 1
- 10 August 1966 - Lunar Orbiter
Luna 11
- 24 August 1966 - Lunar Orbiter
Surveyor 2
- 20 September 1966 - Attempted Lunar Lander
Luna 12
- 22 October 1966 - Lunar Orbiter
Lunar Orbiter 2
- 6 November 1966 - Lunar Orbiter
Luna 13
- 21 December 1966 - Lunar Lander
1967
Lunar Orbiter 3
- 4 February 1967 - Lunar Orbiter
Surveyor 3
- 17 April 1967 - Lunar Lander
Lunar Orbiter 4
- 8 May 1967 - Lunar Orbiter
Venera 4
- 12 June 1967 - Venus Probe
Mariner 5
- 14 June 1967 - Venus Flyby
Cosmos 167
- 17 June 1967 - Attempted Venus Probe
Surveyor 4
- 14 July 1967 - Attempted Lunar Lander
Explorer 35 (IMP-E)
- 19 July 1967 - Lunar Orbiter
Lunar Orbiter 5
- 1 August 1967 - Lunar Orbiter
Surveyor 5
- 8 September 1967 - Lunar Lander
Zond 1967A
- 28 September 1967 - Attempted Lunar Test Flight (Launch Failure)
Surveyor 6
- 7 November 1967 - Lunar Lander
Zond 1967B
- 22 November 1967 - Attempted Lunar Test Flight (Launch Failure)
1968
Surveyor 7
- 7 January 1968 - Lunar Lander
Luna 1968A
- 7 February 1968 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter (Launch Failure)
Zond 4
- 2 March 1968 - Test Flight
Luna 14
- 7 April 1968 - Lunar Orbiter
Zond 1968A
- 23 April 1968 - Attempted Lunar Test Flight? (Launch Failure)
Zond 5
- 15 September 1968 - Lunar Flyby and Return to Earth
Zond 6
- 10 November 1968 - Lunar Flyby and Return to Earth
Apollo 8
- 21 December 1968 - Crewed Lunar Orbiter
1969
Venera 5
- 5 January 1969 - Venus Probe
Venera 6
- 10 January 1969 - Venus Probe
Zond 1969A
- 20 January 1969 - Attempted Lunar Flyby and Return (Launch Failure)
Luna 1969A
- 19 February 1969 - Attempted Lunar Rover? (Launch Failure)
Zond L1S-1
- 21 February 1969 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter (Launch Failure)
Mariner 6
- 25 February 1969 - Mars Flyby
Mariner 7
- 27 March 1969 - Mars Flyby
Mars 1969A
- 27 March 1969 - Attempted Mars Orbiter (Launch Failure)
Mars 1969B
- 2 April 1969 - Attempted Mars Orbiter (Launch Failure)
Luna 1969B
- 15 April 1969 - Attempted Lunar Sample Return? (Launch Failure)
Apollo 10
- 18 May 1969 - Crewed Lunar Orbiter
Luna 1969C
- 14 June 1969 - Attempted Lunar Sample Return? (Launch Failure)
Zond L1S-2
- 3 July 1969 - Attempted Lunar Orbiter (Launch Failure)
Luna 15
- 13 July 1969 - Lunar Orbiter (Attempted Lunar Lander?)
Apollo 11
- 16 July 1969 - Crewed Lunar Landing
Zond 7
- 7 August 1969 - Lunar Flyby and Return to Earth
Cosmos 300
- 23 September 1969 - Attempted Lunar Sample Return?
Cosmos 305
- 22 October 1969 - Attempted Lunar Sample Return?
Apollo 12
- 14 November 1969 - Crewed Lunar Landing
1970 - 1979
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