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]