Launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the territory's mass transit system, the Octopus card system is the second contactless smart card system in the world, after Upass, and has since grown into a widely used payment system for virtually all public transport in Hong Kong, leading to the development of Oyster Card in London.

Launched in January 1997, only three prototypes were built and plans for commercial production were dropped in mid-2003.

Launched in an initial light grey livery, following the takeover by Stagecoach the trams wore the Stagecoach corporate livery from 1997.

Launched on November 1, 1997, when it was originally known as Fox Sports World, the channel took its current name in 2005, later dropping the word " channel " from its name on August 13, 2011.

Launched in 1997 without any high expectations, the website became known by word of mouth.

Launched in 1996, it landed on Mars on July 4, 1997.

1997: Launched " Trees for Atlanta " Capital Campaign, raised $ 2. 4 million

* 1997 – Launched on the Internet as ' Jabberwacky '

Launched on 1 July 1997 by the Switch Card Scheme, it was designed for use on deposit accounts, as well as by customers who did not qualify for a Switch card ( or, later, Maestro card ) on current accounts.

Launched as a five-door hatchback in 1997, the second generation W169 introduced a three-door hatchback to sit six inches below the five-door.

Launched in 1997, Starz in Black was previously known as BET Movies: Starz!

Launched with a Mission Needs Statement in 1997 and a subsequent requirements document in 1998 ( which has been revised several times ), JTRS is a family of software-defined radios that will work with many existing military and civilian radios.

Launched August 1, 1997 on an Orbital Sciences Pegasus small air-launched rocket, SeaWiFS began scientific operations on 18 September 1997 and stopped collecting data on 11 December 2010.

Launched in April 1997, it was Singapore's second mobile operator after SingTel and supervene by StarHub, Singapore's third mobile operator.

Launched on January 1, 1997 as Encore Plex, it replaced INTRO Television ( originally called TV!

Launched successfully on 16 April 1997 into orbit, Thaicom 3 was a three-axis stabilized spacecraft ( Spacebus 3000A ) with a payload capacity of 25 C band and 14 Ku band transponders, built by Aérospatiale, now Thales Alenia Space.

Launched in support of the group's 1997 album, Pop, the tour's concerts were performed in stadiums and parks from 1997 through 1998.

Launched in April 1997 as a paging company, FITEL expanded in May 2001 by launching a PHS network.

Launched in 1997, much of its worldwide fame is due to its global reach via BBC World.

* M60 AVLM-Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC ( Mine-Clearing Line Charge ), modified M60 AVLB with up to 2 MICLIC mounted over the rear of the vehicle.

Launched in early 1972 it was unlike the other basic four-function pocket calculators then available in that it was the first pocket calculator with scientific functions that could replace a slide rule.

Launched in 2004, the program is the result of a strategic partnership between the Glocal Forum, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation and Mr. Hani Masri, with the support of the World Bank, UN agencies and major companies.

Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than 2, 000, 000 during its 1970s circulation peak.

Launched in 2007 with teams in Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Delhi.

Launched March 20, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the tour united the two singers for a series of arena concerts throughout North America – with performances in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Montreal and more.

However, tensions were inflamed again in the late 1970s and early 1980s with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Soviet deployment of the SS-20 Pioneer and the SS-18 Satan, and the decision of NATO to deploy the new Pershing II IRBM as well as the Tomahawk Ground Launched Cruise Missile, along with U. S. President Ronald Reagan's talk of ' limited ' nuclear war.

Launched in 1965, Super 8 film comes in plastic light-proof cartridges containing coaxial supply and take-up spools loaded with of film, with 72 frames per foot.

Launched in 1993 with a loan of US $ 4. 5 million, it is designed to improve the infrastructure of Seychelles with regard to roads and airports or airstrips so as to encourage tourism as a source of income, while simultaneously supporting environmental programs in resource management, conservation, and the elimination of pollution.

Launched with the advertising slogan " It is.

Launched in November 2008, the Institute combines scholarship with major speakers and an extensive community engagement programme, and so contributes to the Hall's founding vision to be a centre of the social as well as the sacred sciences.

Launched in 1977, the Voyager 2 space probe carried a gold phonographic disk with a message of peace, inviting visitors to visit planet Earth.

Launched in 1949 with service in Berkeley, California, it claims to be the world's oldest listener-funded radio network.

Launched with a major publicity campaign and running in a high-profile slot three nights a week on BBC1, the series was critically mauled and lasted only a year, from 1992 to 1993.

Launched in 2006, with a budget of $ 65. 8 million, Québec / Jean Lesage International Airport underwent a modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service.

Launched with DC-8 equipment routing through Glasgow Prestwick in Scotland, frequency subsequently increased to four flights a week, while the intermediate stop was cut out.

Launched in early 2002 as a five-door hatchback, The C3 was available with 1. 1, 1. 4 and 1. 6 L petrol engines, and 1. 4 and 1. 6 L HDi engines.

In late 2008, Chorley FM worked in Conjunction with Search for a Star ( Launched as a joint project with the Daily Star ), a talent contest in partnership with Bobby Ball and Casey-Lee Jolleys.

Launched in 1999, Actos has become the best-selling diabetes drug in the world with $ 4 billion USD in sales during the 2008 fiscal year.

Launched to compete with the Chevrolet Nomad, it was a two-door station wagon, based on the Ford Ranch Wagon, but unlike that low-end workhorse model, it was tricked out with all the fittings of Ford's top-end Fairlane models of that year, including the distinctive stainless steel side ' tick ' and a well-appointed interior.

Launched in June 2000, the culmination of more than four years work, it brings together departments for screenwriters, directors, producers and other filmmaker artists, plus new departments for other creative endeavours, offering powerful e-collaborative tools.

Launched coasters mainly feature improved speed, and capability to accommodate more " thrilling " layouts.