Sex on the Moon : the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history / Ben Mezrich.

Title:

ISBN:

9780385533928

Personal Author:

Mezrich, Ben, 1969-

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Doubleday, [2011]

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 25 cm

Summary:

In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASA's precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts' downfall.

Personal Subject:

Roberts, Thad, 1977-

Corporate Subject:

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- History -- 21st century

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography

Subject Term:

Theft--United States -- Case studies

Theft--Texas--Houston -- History 21st century

Lunar petrology -- History 21st century

Thieves--Texas--Houston -- Biography

Scientists--United States -- Biography

Interns--United States -- Biography