November 12, 1965-1966 - Venera 2 - USSR Venus Flyby - 962 kg
Communications failed just before arrival. Now in solar orbit.

November 16, 1965 - 1966 - Venera 3 - USSR Venus Atmospheric Probe - 958 kg
Communications failed just before atmosphere entry. Crashed on Venus.

December 3, 1965 - Luna 8 - USSR Lunar Soft Lander - 1,550 kg
Luna 8 failed and impacted the moon.

December 16, 1965 - Present - Pioneer 6 - USA Solar Probe - 63.4 kg
The Probe is still transmitting from solar orbit.

January 31, 1966 - Luna 9 - USSR Lunar Soft Lander - 1,580 kg
Luna 9 landed on the lunar surface and retuned the first photographs from the surface.

March 31, 1966 - Luna 10 - USSR Lunar Orbiter - 1,597 kg
Luna 10 is currently in a lunar orbit.

April 30, 1966 to 1967 - Surveyor 1 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 269 kg
Surveyor 1 was the first American soft landing on the lunar surface.

August 10, 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 386 kg
Lunar Orbiter 1 orbited the moon, photographed the far side, and then impacted on command.

August 17, 1966 - Pioneer 7 - USA Solar Probe - 63 kg
Solar-orbiting probe was recently turned off.

August 24, 1966 - Luna 11 - USSR Lunar Orbiter - 1,638 kg
Luna 11 is currently in a lunar orbit.

September 20, 1966 - Surveyor 2 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 292 kg
Surveyor 2 failed and impacted the moon.

October 22, 1966-1967 - Luna 12 - USSR Lunar Orbiter - 1,620
Luna 12 is in a lunar orbit.

November 6, 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 2 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 390 kg
Orbited the moon, photographed the far side for potential Apollo landing sites, then impacted on command.

December 21, 1966 - Luna 13 - USSR Lunar Soft Lander - 1,700 kg
Landed on the lunar surface.

February 5, 1967 - Lunar Orbiter 3 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 385 kg
Orbited the moon, photographed the far side for potential Apollo 12 landing sites, then impacted on command.

April 17, 1967 - Surveyor 3 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 283 kg
Landed on the lunar surface.

May 4, 1967 - Lunar Orbiter 4 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 390 kg
Orbited the moon at a polar inclination and impacted on command.

June 12, 1967 - Venera 4 - USSR Venus Atmospheric Probe - 1,104 kg
Venera 4 arrived at Venus on October 18, 1967. This was the first probe to be placed directly into the atmosphere and to return atmospheric data. It showed that the atmosphere was 90-95% carbon dioxide. It detected no nitrogen. The surface temperature reading was 500°C and pressure reading was 75 bar. It was crushed by the pressure on Venus before it reached the surface.

June 14 to November, 1967 - Mariner 5 - USA Venus Flyby - 244 kg
Mariner 5 arrived at Venus on October 19, 1967, one day after Venera 4. It passed within 3,900 kilometers of the planet's surface. It studied the Venusian magnetic field and found that its atmosphere was composed of 85-99% carbon dioxide. It is now in a solar orbit.

July 14, 1967 - Surveyor 4 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 283 kg
Lander failed and impacted the moon.

July 19, 1967 - 1972 - Explorer 35 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 104 kg
Orbiter acquired field and particle data.

August 1, 1967 - Lunar Orbiter 5 - USA Lunar Orbiter - 389 kg
Orbited the moon at a polar inclination, took high resolution pictures of many important sites, and impacted on command.

September 8, 1967 - Surveyor 5 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 279 kg
Landed on the lunar surface.

November 7, 1967 - Surveyor 6 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 280 kg
Landed on and took off from the lunar surface.

December 13, 1967 - Present - Pioneer 8 - USA Solar Probe - 63 kg
Solar probe is still transmitting from solar orbit.

January 7, 1968 - Surveyor 7 - USA Lunar Soft Lander - 1,036 kg
Landed on the lunar surface.

April 7, 1968 - Luna 14 - USSR Lunar Probe - 1,700 kg
Luna 14 is in a lunar-solar orbit.

September 14, 1968 - Zond 5 - USSR Lunar Flyby - 5,375 kg
Lunar fly-around and earth return.

November 8, 1968 - March 3, 1987 - Pioneer 9 - USA Solar Probe - 63 kg
Still in solar orbit. Died on March 3, 1987.

November 10, 1968 - Zond 6 - USSR Lunar Flyby - 5,375
Lunar fly-around and earth return.

December 21-27, 1968 - Apollo 8 - USA Lunar Manned Orbiter - 28,883 kg
Crew: Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, Jr., William Anders.
The crew undertook the first manned lunar fly-around and Earth return. The astronauts made 10 orbits of the moon on Christmas Eve.

January 5, 1969 - Venera 5 - USSR Venus Atmosphere Probe - 1,128 kg
Venera 5 arrived at Venus on May 16, 1969. Along with Venera 6, atmospheric data was returned indicating an atmosphere composed of 93-97% carbon dioxide, 2-5% nitrogen, and less than 4% oxygen. The probe returned data down to within 26 kilometers of surface and was then lost - crushed by the pressure on Venus.

January 10, 1969 - Venera 6 - USSR Venus Atmosphere Probe - 1,128 kg
Venera 6 arrived at Venus on May 17, 1969. Along with Venera 5, atmospheric data was returned indicating an atmosphere composed of 93-97% carbon dioxide, 2-5% nitrogen, and less than 4% oxygen. The probe returned data down to within 11 kilometers of surface and was then lost - crushed by the pressure on Venus.

February 24, 1969 - Mariner 6 - USA Mars Flyby - 412 kg
Mariner 6 arrived at Mars on February 24, 1969, and passed within 3,437 kilometers of the planet's equatorial region. Mariner 6 and 7 took measurements of the surface and atmospheric temperature, surface molecular composition, and pressure of the atmosphere. In addition, over 200 pictures were taken. Mariner 6 is now in a solar orbit.

March 27, 1969 - Mariner 7 - USA Mars Flyby - 412 kg
Mariner 7 arrived at Mars on August 5, 1969, and passed within 3,551 kilometers of the planet's south pole region. Mariner 6 and 7 took measurements of the surface and atmospheric temperature, surface molecular composition, and pressure of the atmosphere. In addition, over 200 pictures were taken. Mariner 7 is now in a solar orbit.

May 18-26, 1969 - Apollo 10 - USA Lunar Manned Orbiter - 42,530 kg
Crew: Thomas Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan, John W. Young.
Manned lunar fly-around and Earth return. Stafford and Cernan tested the Lunar Module, separating it from the Command and Service Module and descended to within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. The astronauts acquired a large number of excellent 70-mm photographs.

July 13, 1969 - Luna 15 - USSR Lunar Lander - 2,718 kg
Unsuccessful sample return attempt. Crashed during landing.

July 16-24, 1969 - Apollo 11 - USA Lunar Manned Lander - 43,811 kg
Crew: Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins.
Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing, which took place on July 20, 1969. The landing site was Mare Tranquillitatis at latitude 0°67' N and longitude 23°49' E. Armstrong and Aldrin collected 21.7 kilograms of soil and rock samples and deployed experiments.

August 8, 1969 - Zond 7 - USSR Lunar Flyby - 5,979 kg
Lunar fly-around and Earth return.

November 14-24, 1969 - Apollo 12 - USA Lunar Manned Lander - 43,848 kg
Crew: Charles Conrad Jr., Alan L. Bean, Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
Apollo 12 was a manned lunar landing which took place on November 19, 1969. The landing site was Oceanus Procellarum at latitude 3°12' S and longitude 23°23' W. This was the landing site for Surveyor 3. Conrad and Bean retrieved portions of Surveyor 3, including the camera. Samples amounting to 34.4 kilograms were returned from the moon. Astronauts also deployed the Apollo lunar surface experiment package (ALSEP), an automated research station which was also deployed by all subsequent lunar crews.

April 11-17, 1970 - Apollo 13 - USA Lunar Flyby - 43,924 kg
Crew: James A. Lovell, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr.
The Apollo 13 mission became one of survival for the astronauts on board. During the translunar coast an explosion destroyed both power and propulsion systems of the Command Service Module. The Lunar Module was used as a lifeboat for the astronauts.

August 17, 1970 - Venera 7 - USSR Venus Lander - 1180 kg
Venera 7 arrived at Venus on December 15, 1970 and was the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet. It used an external cooling device which allowed it to send back 23 minutes of data. The surface temperature was 475°C, and surface pressure was 90 bar.

September 12, 1970 - Luna 16 - USSR Lunar Lander - 5,600 kg
Landed on September 20, 1970 at Mare Fecunditaits located at latitude 0°41' S and longitude 56°18' E. 100 grams of lunar samples were returned to the Earth.

October 20, 1970 - Zond 8 - USSR Lunar Flyby
Lunar flyby and earth return.

November 10, 1970 - 1971 - Luna 17 - USSR Lunar Lander and Rover - 5,600 kg
Made lunar landing with an automated Lunokhod 1 rover.