This article outlines notable events occurring in 2004 in

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, including major launches and EVAs.

First privately funded human spaceflight

First Delta IV Heavy

Launches

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Deep Space Rendezvous

EVAs

Orbital launch statistics

By country

For the purposes of this section, the yearly tally of orbital launches by country assigns each flight to the country of origin of the rocket, not to the launch services provider or the spaceport.

First privately funded human spaceflight

First Delta IV Heavy

Launches

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deep Space Rendezvous

EVAs

Orbital launch statistics

By country

By rocket

By family

By type

By configuration

By spaceport

By orbit

References

Footnotes