1972 in spaceflight explained

Year:	1972
First:	12 January
Last:	28 December
Total:	113
Success:	105
Failed:	7
Partial:	1
Catalogued:	106
Maidens:	Delta 0100 Delta 1000
Retired:	Delta L Delta N M-4S Thorad-Agena

1972 saw humanity's last crewed mission to the Moon of the 20th century, Apollo 17.

Launches

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Launches from the Moon

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Deep space rendezvous in 1972

• February 21 – Luna 20, 55g from Apollonius Crater (sample return mission)
• April 21 – Apollo 16, 95 kg from Descartes Highlands (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)

References

Footnotes