Previously the ruling was that you weren't allowed to perform both actions on one turn, because they were on the same card. Now however:
Both actions on “Gonk” are different actions. A ship
equipped with “Gonk” can perform both actions during a
round if it has the ability to perform multiple actions.
Which enables the Experimental Interface combo after all. General consensus was that the combo was too expensive and restrictive anyways, but could there be a place for it?