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1972 in spaceflight

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1972 saw the final flight of the Saturn V rocket and humanity's last moonshot of the 20th century.

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Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1972.

Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1972

  • February 21 — Luna 20, 55g from Appollonius Crater (sample return mission)
  • April 21 — Apollo 16, 95 kg from Descartes Highland (sample return mission)
  • July 22 — Venera 8 atmospheric probe worked for 50 min on the Venerian surface
  • December 11 — Apollo 17, 111 kg from Taurus-Littrow (sample return mission)

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