Short Take: CSC wins $144 million NASA deal

Computer Sciences won a contract from NASA worth $144 million over the next six and a half years. CSC plans to purchase, install and manage supercomputer systems for the NASA Center for Computational Sciences, which helps space and earth scientists accomplish their research goals. CSC has worked with NASA before. The services giant two years ago scored a $278 million outsourcing contract to commercialize NASA's data communications systems.

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

Computer Sciences won a contract from NASA worth $144 million over the next six and a half years. CSC plans to purchase, install and manage supercomputer systems for the NASA Center for Computational Sciences, which helps space and earth scientists accomplish their research goals. CSC has worked with NASA before. The services giant two years ago a $278 million outsourcing contract to commercialize NASA's data communications systems.