1972 in science
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The year 1972 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed below.
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Astronomy and space exploration
- January 5 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program.
- February 4 - Mariner 9 sends pictures from Mars
- February 21 - The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon.
- March 2 - Launch of Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
- April 16 - Apollo 16 launched
- July 23 - The United States launches Landsat 1, first Earth-resources satellite.
Computer science
- Cray Research founded
Technology
- February 1 - First scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) introduced (price $395)