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Science & Technology — 2008

Notable events, milestones, and developments in science and technology from the year 2008.

| Topic | Summary | |——-|———| | Large Hadron Collider First Beam | CERN’s Large Hadron Collider circulated its first proton beam on September 10, 2008, inaugurating the world’s most powerful particle accelerator and opening a new era in high-energy physics. | | SpaceX Falcon 1 First Orbital Launch | SpaceX’s Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit on September 28, 2008, founding the modern commercial spaceflight industry. |