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See one of the world's most powerful supercomputers
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: From NASA's press event for the 25th anniversary of its first shuttle launch: See the 'Columbia,' a supercomputer that turns out any kind of space-related data at an incredibly quick rate. NASA's Bryan Biegel and John Parks give the tour.\r\n

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