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.
year: 2011
call number/section: 364.16
subjects: roberts, thad, 1977-, interns, united states, biography, scientists, thieves, houston, lunar petrology, history, 21st century, theft