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NASA Upgrades Weather Research Supercomputer

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-thermometers dept.

Cowards Anonymous writes "NASA's Center for Computational Sciences is nearly tripling the performance of a supercomputer it uses to simulate Earth's climate and weather, and our planet's relationship with the Sun. NASA is deploying a 67-teraflop machine that takes advantage of IBM's iDataPlex servers, new rack-mount products originally developed to serve heavily trafficked social networking sites."

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  1. Re:Other Big Question: Is this NASA's job? by khallow · · Score: 5, Informative

    From the National Aeronautics and Space Act (which authorizes NASA and its activities):

    (d) The aeronautical and space activities of the United States shall be conducted so as to contribute materially to one or more of the following objectives:

    (1)The expansion of human knowledge of the Earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space;

    (4)The establishment of long-range studies of the potential benefits to be gained from, the opportunities for, and the problems involved in the utilization of aeronautical and space activities for peaceful and scientific purposes;

    (5) The preservation of the role of the United States as a leader in aeronautical and space science and technology and in the application thereof to the conduct of peaceful activities within and outside the atmosphere;