# NASA selects Supermicro to expand computing at Goddard Space Flight Center

Super Micro Computer partnered with NASA's Center for Climate Simulation to provide a Rack Scale Solution with 1.56 PetaFlops of additional performance, factory integrated at Supermicro's Silicon Valley headquarters.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-06
- Where: Greenbelt, Maryland (Goddard Space Flight Center), United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.56 PetaFlops
- Products: high-performance computing systems, Rack Scale Solution, FatTwin servers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NASA](https://endata.com/companies/6403.md) (customer)
- [CSRA](https://endata.com/companies/21013.md) (partner)
- [Super Micro Computer](https://endata.com/companies/27877.md) (supplier)
- [Edge Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/27878.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nasa-selects-supermicro-to-expand-advanced-computing-and-data-analytics-used-to-study-the-earth-solar-system-and-universe-300549707.html), 2017-11-06: "Based on the combination of density, system performance and optimized cost, the Supermicro FatTwin-based solution brings an additional 1.56 PetaFlops to NASA researchers."

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