India, Aug. 12 -- A NASA intern stealing lunar rocks worth $21 million to impress his love and eventually stashing some of them under his bed to have "sex on the moon" may sound like the plot of a bad sci-fi comedy, but it actually happened in real life.

Former NASA intern Thad Roberts and his accomplices, one of whom was his ex-girlfriend, rewrote security cameras, wore Neoprene bodysuits, and managed to get authentic badges of the space agency to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks in 2002, reported People.

During an interview with the LA Times in 2004, Roberts said he did it for love. "I was in love with Tiffany [His then-girlfriend],". He added, "In my mind, I was thinking, 'Baby, I'd give you the moon.' It would be a romantic start to ou...