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Since 1984, Numerical Aerospace Simulation (NAS) Facility at NASA Ames
Research Center has provided innovative supercomputing technology
solutions and services for aeronautics scientists and engineers at
NASA, universities, and in industry. The NAS Facility plays a major
role in NASA programs dedicated to researching, developing, and
transferring information technology to support NASA's missions.
Aviation is crucial to a healthy economy, and the aeronautics industry is the largest positive industrial contributor to the U.S. balance of trade. It is critical for researchers to have access to faster and better computing resources for the U.S. to maintain its leadership in the competitive international aeronautics arena. Our goals, distilled into three words, reflect these computing technology needs. NAS acts as a "pathfinder" in advanced, affordable supercomputing by improving the hardware and software technologies needed to provide a balanced computing capability. In our role as "partner" we share our knowledge of and access to the newest supercomputers -- unavailable elsewhere -- with the aerospace community, to help meet their unique research challenges and get results. NAS is also a "pioneer" -- taking new approaches to get extraordinary leaps in the performance of these systems. Together, our experts in supercomputing hardware, software, networks, data storage, and scientific visualization are improving and integrating the computing technologies needed to design, manufacture, and operate the nation's aircraft. |
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Do not bookmark this page. This content from the old NAS website is moving from www.nas.nasa.gov to a new site. Please visit our new home page for up-to-date news and information about the NAS Systems Division. Updated:
Tuesday, 03-Aug-1999 15:52:40 PDT
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