1972

==Events==
* Apollo 17 completes a successful mission to Luna. ()
* NASAs Apollo program ends. ()
* Richard Nixon visits China. This later gives rise to a Vulcan proverb: "only Nixon could go to China." (; )
== Notes ==
* Pioneer 10 is launched from Earth. ()
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