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I am proud to announce the launch of LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) built by my current employer Northrop Grumman. It was quite an impressive feat by NG Aerospace Systems to design and build the satellite in under two years. Though I did not work on the mission, I am still pretty proud of the NG team.

As the name indicates, LCROSS is heading to the Moon. The mission is simple, send a rocket to crash into the Moon. Why you ask? The impact will cause tons of Moon surface material to eject into space. Then scientists will be able to analyze the material to look for any signs of water. Clever huh? This is one of the first renewed efforts to study the Moon in hopes of one day returning to the Moon.

Sadly, the next Moonwalk we can expect to see is when astronauts actually return to the Moon since the King of Pop has passed away.

I do remember the 80's when Michael Jackson first performed his famous moonwalk dance. It was like nothing anyone's ever seen before. I guess it was like when Elvis performed his hip gyration moves, it was just extremely innovative. Though Elvis was before my times, I am lucky to have been part of the "Michael Jackson" generation at the height of his music career.

Listening to all of his music again on the news and radio brought back some crazy memories of my school years. I can't believe it's been twenty years since I was in high school! Crazy...

Where were you when you first saw Michael Jackson perform the Moonwalk?

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Don't be scammed. We recently posted an item for sale on Craig's List and quickly discover the dangers of the web. Within hours of posting an ad, a scam artist wrote to us. How did we know this person is a scam artist? We didn't really, except for the fact that I am an extremely jaded person and I am suspicious of everyone. So before we gave out any of the requested personal information, I checked out the person's name on google. Simple, right? Well I discovered that this person has a long history of scams and other folks have posted warnings against him. I discovered this website that tries to list the Craig's List scammers. I found the person's name listed on this site, along with tons of other scam artists. Needless to say, we've stopped corresponding with him. We will also do a careful check on all people answering our ad. I still believe that we will have a successful business exchange on Craig's List, but one must always be suspicious. Shop safely and Happy July!