Sex on the Moon
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Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History is a non-fiction book by Ben Mezrich
, author of New York Times Best Seller Bringing Down the House
and of The Accidental Billionaires
. It describes the theft and attempted sale of lunar samples plus a Martian meteorite from a vault at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
by an intern
assisted by two other interns plus an acquaintance.
The story follows Thad Ryan Roberts, a college student and high-achieving NASA intern in Texas, dreaming of doing great things such as becoming an astronaut, his love interest Tiffany Brooke Fowler and his accomplices Shae Lynn Saur and Gordon Sean McWhorter. In 2002, Thad and Tiffany stole lunar samples from building 31, made love on a bed covered by the precious stones, and finally got busted by the FBI, captured in Florida, and sentenced.
Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is an American author from Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated magna-cum-laude with a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1991. Some of his books have been written under the pseudonym Holden Scott. Mezrich attended Princeton Day School, in Princeton, New Jersey...
, author of New York Times Best Seller Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House (book)
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions is a book by Ben Mezrich about a group of MIT card counters commonly known as the MIT Blackjack Team. While represented as non-fiction by Mezrich and Free Press, the book contains significant fictional elements...
and of The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal is a 2009 book by Ben Mezrich about the founding of Facebook. Co-founder Eduardo Saverin served as Mezrich's main consultant...
. It describes the theft and attempted sale of lunar samples plus a Martian meteorite from a vault at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human spaceflight training, research and flight control. The center consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1,620 acres in Houston, Texas, USA...
by an intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
assisted by two other interns plus an acquaintance.
The story follows Thad Ryan Roberts, a college student and high-achieving NASA intern in Texas, dreaming of doing great things such as becoming an astronaut, his love interest Tiffany Brooke Fowler and his accomplices Shae Lynn Saur and Gordon Sean McWhorter. In 2002, Thad and Tiffany stole lunar samples from building 31, made love on a bed covered by the precious stones, and finally got busted by the FBI, captured in Florida, and sentenced.