PSSC Labs Supercomputer Helps NASA Design Next Generation Space Vehicles

PSSC Labs’ Linux-Based Cluster Will Be Used at NASA’s Langley Research Center

(PRWEB) May 23, 2003

LOS ANGELES, CA -- May 22, 2003 – As part of an ongoing relationship with NASA, PSSC Labs announced today the completion and delivery of a Linux-based 84-node Intel® Pentium® 4 cluster which will be used at NASA’s Langley Research Center to ascertain the flight characteristics of next generation space vehicles including the Space Shuttle Orbiter, the Mars Pathfinder and the X-43 Scramjet. This cluster is the latest of several computing projects that PSSC Labs has completed for government agencies.

According to NASA Aerospace Engineer, William Kleb, “Scientists at the Langley Research Center Aero Thermodynamics Branch develop, assesses and optimize aerospace vehicles through ground-based experiments and computational simulation. We use Beowulf-class computing to provide the flexibility and computational power necessary for simulating rarefied and high-energy flow fields.”

Additional projects that PSSC Labs has completed for governmental agencies include: The “Thunderhead” Cluster, a 268-node Dual Intel® Xeon™ cluster which is used for massive weather modeling at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; two dual AMD Athlon™ clusters for the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and a 24-node dual AMD Athlon™ cluster for the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range.

“When we built the Thunderhead, it was among the top 30 supercomputers in the world and we know that NASA relies on these valuable resources to conduct critical research,” said Alex Lesser, Vice President of PSSC Labs. “We’re thrilled that PSSC Labs Beowulf clusters are now helping them to design the world’s most advanced space vehicles.”

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