Sex on the Moon : the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
by
 
Mezrich, Ben, 1969- author.

Title
: 
Sex on the Moon : the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history

Author
: 
Mezrich, Ben, 1969- author.

Summary
: 
Provides an account of the theft of moon rocks from a seemingly inpenetrable laboratory at NASA, a heist orchestrated by intern Thad Roberts who wanted to present the rocks as a gift to his girlfriend, and tells how Axel Emmermann, an avid rock collector in Belgium, exposed Roberts after seeing an e-mail advertising one of the rocks for sale.

Audience
: 
Adult Follett Library Resources

Edition
: 
1st ed.

Physical Description
: 
308 p. ; 25 cm.

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.

Publisher
: 
Doubleday,

Publication Date
: 
2011

ISBN
: 
9780385533928

Publication Information
: 
New York : Doubleday, c2011.

Call Number
: 
364.16 MEZRICH


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