它们可以到达更远的轨道；美国国家航空航天局计划在其未来的大部分发射任务（尤其是去月球和火星的）中携带立方体卫星。

They can attain more distant orbits; NASA plans for most of its future earth escaping payloads (to the moon and Mars especially) to carry CubeSats.

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当科学家计划将一颗人造卫星送上月球轨道时，这种计算能力便显得尤为重要。

This ability is especially useful when scientists are, say, planning to put a satellite in orbit or charting the course of the moon.

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美国航天局的重力恢复与内部实验室计划，又称“圣杯”号月球探测器将首先环绕月球轨道飞行，然后在月球表面着陆。

NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission spacecraft will orbit the moon before landing on the lunar surface.

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