Crime & Coffee: "Sex on the Moon "

- Read the People's article on Thad Roberts

- Read the CBSNews article on the Moon Rocks Heist

- Listen to the True Story Podcast

Sex on the Moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history by Ben Mezrich

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.