The Space Race

A story that takes you from moon landing to future frontiers. 🚀

🎧 Listening time: 9 hrs and 12 mins
⭐ Community rating: 4.4 / 5

📜 Introduction
🔍 What is this audiobook about?
❓ Should I listen to it?

Introduction to The Space Race

This audiobook takes you on a journey that offers the unique opportunity to explore space exploration’s exciting history and future.

The Space Race combines authentic audio, original interviews, captivating reconstructions, and firsthand accounts to vividly recount humanity’s first remarkable steps beyond Earth onto the lunar landscape.

What is The Space Race about?

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the historic 1969 moon landing, this impactful audiobook explores the past, present, and future of humanity’s space exploration journey.

From 1969 to 1972, a dozen Americans walked on the moon, and this audiobook not only relives that incredible era but also offers a look into the broader space race narrative.

With exclusive access, The Space Race transports listeners to the Mojave Desert for Virgin Galactic’s space program and includes conversations with space legends like Buzz Aldrin and Gene Cernan.

Should I listen to The Space Race audiobook?

This audiobook offers a behind-the-scenes look at missions, private companies’ role, and future space travel possibilities.

Whether you are a space enthusiast or curious about human achievement, this audiobook can spark your imagination and fuel your dreams to reach for the stars.

While some listeners appreciate the insights into the era of space exploration and the inclusion of actual recordings, others find the fictional elements distracting and the narrator’s pronunciation of “NASA” (which is often mentioned) frustrating. Despite its flaws, it remains a worthwhile listen for those interested in the history and future of space exploration.

📝 Book Authors: Colin Brake, Patrick Chapman, Richard Hollingham, Richard Kurti, Sue Nelson, Helen Quigley, Andrew Mark Sewell
🎙 Audiobook Narrator: Kate Mulgrew

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