Mar 15, 2018 the moon rock was brought into popularity by the rapper kurupt who was signed to death row records in the early 1990s and his partner dr. Million dollar moon rock heist national geographic. In this post pamela shares the best heist novels ever written. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history. Thad roberts 2002 theft of nasa moon rocks seems to have all the makings of a bestselling novel or summer blockbuster. The dictionary says a heist is a robbery from an institution such as a bank or a museum with the objective. The latest book from ben mezrich, the baloney artist who wrote the facebook story the accidental billionaires, concerns the theft of priceless moon rock samples. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history and described the events of the book to ctv. A new british documentary is set to reveal the incredible story behind the multimillion dollar moon rock heist at nasa and how it was an inside job. It retells the theft and attempted sale of lunar samples plus a martian meteorite from a vault at nasas lyndon b. On the moon will be my first movie that keeps the title of the book. Official publisher page of the controversial team of scholars headed up by jim fetzer behind the banned book, nobody died at sandy hook.
Jun 25, 2018 allan guthrie, clean break w r burnett, heist, heist books, prince of thieves george v higgins, robberies. Jul 22, 2011 salt lake city thad roberts 2002 theft of nasa moon rocks seems to have all the makings of a bestselling novel or summer blockbuster. I have in my possession a rare and multikarat moon rock im trying to find a buyer for. In a rock fell on the moon, alicia priest consults letters, news stories, archived rcmp files and court documents, and interviews with former mine employees, litigators and police investigators, to piece together the full story of her fathers infamous heist. He wanted to give rebecca the moon and of course sell the specimens for a lot of money. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history movieworthy treatment to the guy who stole moon rocks from nasa the new york daily news an indepth look at thad roberts, who along with three other nasa interns, stole pieces of lunar rock to impress his girlfriend. Dec 15, 2012 author ben mezrich, who also wrote the accidental network which was turned into the movie the social network, recently published sex on the moon. Official publisher page of the controversial team of scholars headed up by jim fetzer behind the banned book, nobody died at. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The case of the stolen moon rocks last of three nasa interns sentenced for grievous theft. Ben mezrich author of the book that inspired the social network documents robertss wild story in his new book sex on the moon, out tomorrow. Million dollar moon rock heist, a documentary by icon films, aired on. Jul 16, 2011 author ben mezrich chronicles nasa moonrock heist. A daring heist from a government lab, romance and a young man on the run.
An aspiring astronaut steals a safe full of moon rocks worth millions to impress his. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history is a 2011 book by. Nasas moonrock thief, thad roberts, was my mentor the. The film 21, starring kevin spacey, was based on bringing down the house. Glammedup newjournalistic reconstruction of three young interns naive plot to steal nasas treasured moon rocks. Washington times mezrichs prose has a cinematic flavor. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history is a 2011 book by ben mezrich, author of new york times best seller bringing down the house and of the accidental billionaires. Story of utah moon rock thief now a book, may become a. Moonrock heist ended dream to be astronaut houston chronicle. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Moon rock books the premier conspiracy book catalog. The whole story is told from the perspective of thad, by mezrich, in a well written and very engaging fashion.
His new book,sex on the moon, again tells the true story of bright young people. Space steal moon rocks heist nasa get me off this rock crime interns moonrocks moon rocks moon top. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Valued on the black market at millions of dollars, roberts claimed that he stole these rocks to impress fellow intern, tiffany fowler, with whom he was. The idea of stealing the moon rocks had been brewing in. But breaking into a highly secure laboratory wasnt easy. Billionaires, concerns the theft of priceless moon rock samples. Sex on the moon is not about sex on the moon, but it is about a bright but troubled nasa intern, named thad roberts, who decided to throw away a promising career for himself and three friends to steal a small amount of apollo moon rocks. A tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal, 2009, etc.
The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history mezrich, ben on. And mezrichs usual delightful prose is totally sacrificed in this book in the misguided hopes of catching another screen deal with a bankable adventure but the moon rock heist is not even interesting and the motivation behind it is so lame and trivial i got angry every time i was reminded that i still own this book. Tampa tribune eloquent prose and a direct view into the characters mind. The result is a lively, heartrending account of a mysterious crime that came. Sex on the moon, the latest book by ben mezrich, author of the accidental billionaires, which became the basis for the oscarwinning film the social network, bears a. Back in 1969 and the early 1970s, the world watched with wonder as apollo astronauts collected. Nancy meador joseph and his vietnamese american friend huy investigate the disappearance of a moon rock loaned by nasa to their high school in galveston bay. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be roberts.
The social network, which won an oscar for best adaptation, was based on the accidental billionaires. Jul 24, 2002 moon rock heist ended dream to be astronaut. Valued on the black market at millions of dollars, roberts claimed that he stole these rocks to impress fellow intern, tiffany fowler, with. Thad roberts, a fellow in a prestigious nasa program had an ideaa romantic, albeit crazy, idea. May 09, 2012 a new british documentary is set to reveal the incredible story behind the multimillion dollar moon rock heist at nasa and how it was an inside job. Robertss crime the most audacious heist story in history and come up. On july th 2002, 25yearold nasa trainee, thad roberts and his accomplices broke into the johnson space center in houston, texas, and stole a safe full of priceless moon rocks collected from the apollo lunar missions over the years.
That seems particularly true in the case of the heist, be it of money. In 2002, nasa fellow thad roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history book online at best prices in india on. The moon rock heist harman, betty, meador, nancy on. Ben mezrich, author of the accidental billionaires which inspired the movie the social network, starts each section with excerpts of robertss love letters to rebecca from prison, providing a lovedrunk context for roberts. Axel emmermann, gordon mcwhorter, nasa principal investigator dr. Thad roberts, once an aspiring astronaut, became a thief of moon rocks from a nasa safe. Johnson space center by a cooperative education student assisted by another. Million dollar moon rock heist national geographic channel. We dont know how we missed this story, but a few years ago, a nasa intern was convicted of moon rock theftspecifically, he stole moon rocks so he could have sex with his girlfriend on them. Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both nasa interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at.
The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history is a fastpaced thriller replete with the authors favorite tropes. The moon rock was brought into popularity by the rapper kurupt who was signed to death row records in the early 1990s and his partner dr. The latest book from ben mezrich, the baloney artist who wrote the facebook. A brilliant, hightension thriller set in the glittery, surreal worlds of las vegas casinos, from the bestselling author of the lincoln lawyer.
Jul 14, 2011 the latest book from ben mezrich, the baloney artist who wrote the facebook story the accidental billionaires, concerns the theft of priceless moon rock samples. Everett gibson and investigating officers of the fbi and nasa office of the inspector general were interviewed on camera for a national geographic channels explorer special called million dollar moon rock heist, first broadcast in the us on march 4, 2012. Jul 17, 2011 out of this world heist leads to sex on the moon. This is a sort of true story about the july, 2002 moon rock heist pulled off by nasa intern thad. In 2002, thad roberts, a nasa researcher blinded by love, decided to steal a safe full of lunar rocks and sell them. Sex on the moon book arapahoe libraries bibliocommons. At least thats what ben mezrich, author of sex on the moon.
Story of utah moon rock thief now a book, may become a movie. This summer, roberts used his charm and past coop experience in nasas moon rock lab to enlist the two women, said authorities and relatives. Nasas moonrock thief, thad roberts, was my mentor the atlantic. Jul 16, 2011 his new book,sex on the moon, again tells the true story of bright young people. Ben mezrich pens tale of nasa recruits moonrock theft. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history, thinks. Many a space travel buff is over the moon now that the shuttle atlantis is up in orbit, on its final. Back in 1969 and the early 1970s, the world watched with wonder as. Top ten heist novelsjoseph finder has the list when the strand asked me to put together this list, i realized that my definition of heist was both more and less flexible than the dictionarys. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both nasa interns, roberts successfully stole the rocks. Enthusiastically recreates this oddball 2002 moonrock heist. His previous book the accidental billionaires, became the.
Moon rock heist leader sentenced october 29, 2003 former nasa coop student thad roberts, the socalled ringleader of the july 2002 heist of a safe full of moon rocks from johnson space center was sentenced today to eight years and four months in a federal prison, reports the associated press. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history is a fastpaced thriller replete with the authors favorite. The amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history by. Salt lake city thad roberts 2002 theft of nasa moon rocks seems to have all the makings of a bestselling novel or summer blockbuster. From the bestselling author of the accidental billionaires and bringing down the house, this is the incredible true story of how a college student and two female accomplices stole some of the rarest objects on the planetmoon rocksfrom an impregnable hightech vault. Ben mezrich is the new york times bestselling author of the accidental billionaires, bringing down the house, and sex on the moon in addition to thirteen other books. Million dollar moon rock heist, a documentary by icon films, aired on the national geographic channel in 2012. In any case thad fell madly in love with rebecca, and four weeks after meeting her pulled off the moon rock heist. Mar 04, 2012 free movies and tv shows you can watch now. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.