Events of 2004

 
Some better events of 2004 with some pics to come.

 
SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Itsmother ship was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allenand Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million.

8 Sung-Chih Road, Hsin-Yi DistrictTaipei Taiwan

Status:
built

Construction Dates

  Began
1998

  Finished
2004

Floor Count
101

Basement Floors
5

Floor Area
412,500 m²

Building Uses

 - office

 - communication

 - conference

 - library

 - observation

 - restaurant

 - retail

 - fitness center

Structural Types

 - highrise

 - tuned mass damper

 - pole

Architectural Style

 - pagoda style

Materials

 - glass

 - steel

 
Heights
 
Value
 
Source / Comments
 

 
Spire
 
1667 ft
 
 
 

 
Roof
 
1470 ft
 
Architect plans
 

 
Top floor
 
1437 ft
 
Architect plans
 

 
101st floor, Observation deck (inside)
 

 
Floor 91
 
1282 ft
 
Architect plans
 

 
Observation deck (outside)
 

 
Floor 89
 
1254 ft
 
Architect plans
 

 
Observation deck (inside)
 

 
Floor 86
 
1213 ft
 
Architect plans
 

 
Club house
 

 
Floor 12
 
207 ft
 
 
 

 
Podium roof (highest point)
 

 
Floor 6
 
124 ft
 
 
 

 
Podium main roof
 

 
Ground level
 
0 ft
 
 
 

 
Sea level
 
-4 ft
 
 
 

 
Floor b5
 
-103 ft
 
 
 

 
Queen Mary 

 
RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. She was the first major ocean liner built since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the Cunard Line. The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the firstRMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936. Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. With the retirement ofQueen Elizabeth 2 from active duty in 2008, Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic ocean liner in line service between Southampton andNew York, which operates for part of each year. The ship is also used for cruising, including an annual world cruise.[9]