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Publication

2011 - Doubleday

Word Count

77,000 words, Guess

Page Count

308 pages

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  • WikidataQ126453670

Classifications

  • LCCHV6248.R585 M49 2011

Description

**Sex on the Moon** is the true story of Thad Roberts, a young Mormon geologist with an internship (a "co-op") at the Johnson Space Center, living his dream of doing work for NASA. He decides to steal several million dollars' worth of moon rocks; the title of the book describes one of his criminal motivations: his passion for his girlfriend. The actions of a rock hound from Antwerp who alerts the FBI to the crime are also followed.

Description

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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