What are the motifs in Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich?

Working at NASA was a dream job for Thad. Generally, people need money and a high education to work there. He didn't have either, but he was brilliant. Everything about NASA filled him with awe from the shuttle by the parking lot to the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. He revered the history of the place and had great respect for the scientific studies that took place on the grounds. Thad admired the men who had gone before him, walking on the moon. His friend who had grown up in the community once told him that his awe would wear off as he worked with the astronauts and scientists, but it never did.