NASA opts for SGI for new supercomputer

Robert Hallock 26 Jul, 2007 at 1:51pm ET Article published in Tech

This is a much needed upgrade for the space-faring men and women of the United States.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SGI and NASA today announced that the agency has selected a record-setting SGI(R) Altix(R) supercomputer in its evaluation of next-generation technology to meet future high-performance computing (HPC) requirements. The system was acquired as part of NAS Technology Refresh (NTR), a four-phase procurement process that eventually will replace the Columbia supercomputer system, powered by SGI Altix.

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26 Jul 2007 ~ 2:26pm Thelemech This is Great News!
Big NASA fan here
27 Jul 2007 ~ 12:22am RWB

Thelemech wrote:

This is Great News!
Big NASA fan here

Ohh yeah? Well I've had that beautiful blue NASA emblem sticker on my truck since I was 17...
27 Jul 2007 ~ 1:51am Qeldroma

Thrax wrote:

This is a much needed upgrade for the space-faring men and women of the United States....

And honestly- SGI needed the contract more.
27 Jul 2007 ~ 7:49am Thelemech

RWB wrote:

Ohh yeah? Well I've had that beautiful blue NASA emblem sticker on my truck since I was 17...

Ohh yeah? I've been playing Canadian Nasa Astronaut since I was 5!!! Sometimes I still do (maybe that's why my friends have been avoiding me:bigggrin:)
27 Jul 2007 ~ 8:10am Thrax Silly Canadian, canoes aren't space-worthy.