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John Fielding,
CEO
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In order to help increase Delta IV's reliability, Boeing engineers are evaluating the rocket's flight characteristics before the rocket ever leaves the ground in an effort to substantially reduce the risks and uncertainties involved.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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In designing the five Delta IV configurations, Boeing conducted extensive discussions with government and commercial customers concerning their present and future launch requirements.
One of the fundamental premises of the Delta IV program is to maintain a sustainable low-cost launch service while simultaneously achieving the highest level of reliability.
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper
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According to the Delta IV aerodynamics team, the Linux NetworX ClusterWorXT software provided a single, user-friendly interface to the large collection of computing nodes and offered the greatest efficiency in operating and maintaining the system.
With the help of a new Linux NetworX cluster supercomputer being used at the Delta IV's home in Huntington Beach, engineers are performing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses of the vehicles.
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Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
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Cluster supercomputers can be complex to manage and maintain, which is why Boeing Delta IV engineers worked with Linux NetworX on implementation.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Boeing Delta IV engineers tested multiple processor platforms at Linux NetworX facilities prior to buying the cluster, and selected the AMD Athlon for its price and performance advantages.
The benefits the AMD Athlon cluster system brings to the Delta IV program include a more efficient platform for performing aerodynamics analyses; improved system performance; and very high system reliability.
The system was specifically configured by Linux NetworX to meet the Boeing Delta IV aerodynamics team's computing requirements to run these CFD simulations.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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In 2002, Boeing will begin providing launch services with the Delta IV, a family of launch vehicles resulting from a partnership between The Boeing Company and the United States Air Force as part of the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program.
Our proven production experience is used on Delta II, III, and IV series of satellite launch vehicles for Boeing, Titan IV (SRMU) for Lockheed Martin, as well as Trident D-5, Lockheed Launch Vehicle (LLV) and Minuteman series motors.
The ship was commissioned last year to transport Boeing's Delta IV flight hardware, including rocket boosters and satellites on a tailor-made securing system, from Decatur, Ala.
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