December 13, 2004
- Oracle Corp. announces a merger deal to acquire PeopleSoft for approximately US$10.3 billion. (Oracle Press Release)
- The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft completes its third flyby of Saturn's moon Titan successfully. The newly acquired data will be used to fine-tune the trajectory of the Huygens lander, scheduled for release on December 24.
- The BESS-Polar balloon experiment is launched from McMurdo Station to investigate cosmic radiation. (SpaceRef)
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