Onfire: Robert Heinlein wrote a book on this. He called it "The man who sold the moon." He convinced everybody the moon was loaded with diamonds, that is why it is sparkles and is visible in the night. He launched a space program, sold the rights to the moon, and then cashed out before it landed. Awesome thoughts!
Funny back in 77 at UWM at Madison I bought a acre of the moon I have a cetificate but don't know how to load it on here. It's really funny.