The space station complex will serve as observatory, laboratory and workshop for astronauts and cosmonauts who live and work there.

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And you can use it to debug other complex systems. So for example, a laboratory experience.

你会发现这是一个通用的技能,你可以用它来调试。

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The first, scheduled for Saturday, will add a platform to the Japanese laboratory complex, Kibo, which can be used for experiments that require materials to be exposed to the harsh environment of space.

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You talked about Viking being the most complex laboratory experiment ever conducted.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory pointed out, however, there is a complex trade-off to be made when deciding what to do about an asteroid that may be on a collision course with Earth.

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