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Skylab: The Space Station That Fell on Australia

Cars That Think

Fifty years ago, on 14 May 1973, a modified Saturn V rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center carrying Skylab, the United States’ first space station. NASA Skylab launched as a single, two-story unit that combined living quarters with a workshop. Skylab’s sun shield, shown here dangling by a thin strap, was damaged during launch.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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In short: Many automakers have built PHEVs in private workshops, and DaimlerChrysler has publicly tested PHEV prototypes. PHEV conversions are emerging at a frenzied rate (see the frequency of CalCars-News postings), to the point where its no longer feasible to track every instance of a PHEV. See What Carmakers Say about PHEVs for the latest.

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