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

Mezrich, Ben, 1969- (Author).

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.

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  • ISBN: 0385533926
  • ISBN: 9780307741349
  • ISBN: 9780385533928
  • Physical Description: 308 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2011]

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Roberts, Thad, 1977-
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography.
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center > History > 21st century.
Interns > United States > Biography.
Lunar petrology > History > 21st century.
Scientists > Biography.
Scientists > United States > Biography.
Theft > Case studies.
Theft > Texas > Houston > History > 21st century.
Theft > United States > Case studies.
Thieves > Biography.
Thieves > Texas > Houston > Biography.
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