The challenge is to speed up the software NASA uses to model fluid flow, which is called FUN3D. Simulating fluid dynamics takes a huge amount of processing power and there is a limit to how much NASA can put into hardware. This led to the decision to speed up the software.
"NASA is looking for qualified people who can download the FUN3D code, analyze the performance bottlenecks, and identify possible modifications that might lead to reducing overall computational time."
I decided that since many of the early adopters on Steemit have been crypto enthusiasts and many of those are programmers, this would be a great place to share it. Also since NASA is one of the few protections we have from asteroids I think helping them out in any way possible is not a bad idea.
The competition ends June 29th and you must be a US citizen and go through an application process before they allow you to access the code.
