Systems assembled with these elements cost 90% less than last-generation systems, yet can run faster and are more reliable.

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In the factory, where the buildings are still being assembled around the clock by DeLuxe Building Systems Inc.

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Of course, the same could be said of big-ticket weapons systems, but those tend to be assembled in a single plant somewhere, whereas joint finance, logistics, networking and other functions are each conducted at numerous sites from Norfolk to San Diego.

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Organized with all the precision of a NASA space launch, Systems Go Rockets 2013 attracted groups of young rocket scientists assembled to show off their knowledge of physics and engineering.

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The robot, which has been slowly assembled over the past year on the ISS, has now completed its systems checks.

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