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

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1972 in spaceflight

The final Apollo mission to the Moon

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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1972.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

• 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)