Read about important announcements and events for the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division during 2004.
NAS PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE FOR 2004
11.08.04 - Columbia Among World's Fastest Supercomputers
NASA today announced that its newest supercomputer, 'Columbia,' was named one of the world's most powerful production supercomputers by the TOP500 Project. +Read More
11.01.04 - NASA Technology Featured at National Computer Conference
NASA's cutting-edge research and technology will be showcased at the International Conference of High Performance Computing, Networking and Storage (SC2004). +Read More
10.26.04 - NASA Unveils Its Powerful New Supercomputer
NASA unveils its newest supercomputer today during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the agency's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. "Columbia" is one of the world's most powerful supercomputing systems. Columbia was named to honor the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia lost Feb. 1, 2003. +Read More 07.27.04 - Innovative Partnership To Revolutionize NASA Supercomputing
NASA is working with two major Silicon Valley corporations, SGI and Intel, to dramatically increase the agency's supercomputing capacity to meet critical national goals. +Read More
05.10.04 - NASA To Name Supercomputer After Columbia Astronaut
NASA will dedicate a new supercomputer this week to honor the memory of astronaut Kalpana "KC" Chawla, one of the seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. +Read More