Take Part In NASA’s Coding Challenge And Speed Up Its 30-Year-Old Code

Question

NASA has announced a public challenge named High Performance Fast Computing Challenge (HPFCC) to get help from programmers for improving the FUN3D software. NASA is offering the prizes of $15,000 and $10,000 to top contributors. FUN3D is written in Fortran programming language and the contest is LIMITED TO US CITIZENS
https://www.nasa.gov/aero/nasa-issues-a-challenge-to-speed-up-its-supercomputer-code

Answer 1

NASA is using the oldest technology possible due to security and reliability-stability reasons.Thats a fact.

Answer 2

Yeah! Just US citizens and in FORTRAN!??? Sighs!

Answer 3

The contest is limited to the US citizens.
https://youtu.be/X4wSK0i-tK0

Answer 4

It's in Fortran and not available outside the US. :(