Power on! On 4 October at 2:40 p.m., SCD director Al Kellie threw the switch to begin powerup of the first bluesky frame.

Looking on are, L to R: Bernie O'Lear, SCD associate director; George Fuentes, head of the Supercomputer Systems Group; Tom Engel, Director's Office high-performance computing specialist; Aaron Andersen, manager of the Operations and Infrastructure Support Group; and Pete Peterson, SCD deputy director.

Photo: Lynda Lester—NCAR/SCD