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NASA To Get 10,240 Node Itanium 2 Linux Cluster

Posted by Hemos on from the building-it-better-safer-and-faster dept.

starwindsurfer writes "US space agency Nasa is to get a massive supercomputing boost to help get its shuttle missions back in action after the 2003 shuttle disaster. Project Columbia, a collaboration with two technology giants, will mean Nasa's computing power will be ramped up by 10 times to do complex simulations."

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  1. Good news for Intel by thebra · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is great news for intel. They will double the number of itanics shipped in a single deal!

    Hahaha, my comment is a dupe!

  2. NASA vs RIAA/MPAA by grunt107 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The system will have 500 terabytes of storage, the equivalent of 800,000 CDs.

    In related news, the RIAA has filed a writ of discovery for illegal downloads of 'Major Tom' at NASA.

  3. Re:Geez, that's pretty impressive... by Keruo · · Score: 5, Funny

    nah, they're just preparing for longhorn

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