Back 1972 йылда йыһанға осороуҙар исемлеге Bashkir 1972 en els vols espacials Catalan Luettelo vuoden 1972 miehittämättömistä avaruuslennoista Finnish 1972 en astronautique French 1972 באסטרונאוטיקה HE Astronautika u 1972. Croatian 1972年の宇宙飛行 Japanese 1972 йисуз космосдиз ахъаюнрин сиягь LEZ 1972. gads kosmonautikā Latvian/Lettish Список космических запусков в 1972 году Russian
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 Launch of Saturn V with the final Apollo mission to the Moon | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 12 January |
| Last | 28 December |
| Total | 113 |
| Successes | 105 |
| Failures | 7 |
| Partial failures | 1 |
| Catalogued | 106 |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Delta 0100 Delta 1000 |
| Retirements | Delta L Delta N M-4S Thorad-Agena |
1972 saw humanity's last crewed mission to the Moon of the 20th century, Apollo 17.