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The Space Race

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The Space Race

By: Colin Brake, Patrick Chapman, Richard Hollingham, Richard Kurti, Sue Nelson, Helen Quigley, Andrew Mark Sewell
Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
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Winner of the Gold Science & Technology trophy at the 2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards

The 1960s space race captured our imaginations and our dreams. Today’s efforts to revitalize and expand space travel is being driven not just by government agencies such as NASA, but also by visionaries such as Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), Elon Musk (SpaceX), and Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin).

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, this major documentary-drama series brings to life the past, present, and future of man’s exploration of space. Between 1969 and 1972, twelve Americans walked on the moon. You’ll get to experience the thrill of that era and much, much more.

Narrated by Kate Mulgrew (Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee for Orange Is the New Black; Obie Award winner for Iphigenia 2.0); TV: Star Trek: Voyager, film: Star Trek: Nemesis), The Space Race uses actual audio, original interviews, dramatic reconstructions, and first-hand accounts to tell the story of mankind’s first amazing steps off our world and onto the lunar surface.

With unprecedented access, The Space Race takes listeners to Virgin Galactic’s space program in the Mojave Desert, features conversations with Buzz Aldrin, Gene Cernan, Sergei Krikalev, Tim Peake, and numerous key players at mission control. This Audible Original and takes you behind the scenes to see how these exciting adventures in outer space came to be.

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Aeronautics & Astronautics Astronomy & Space Science Future Studies Science Social Sciences Star Trek Thought-Provoking Science Fiction Interstellar Suspenseful Technology Fiction Adaptation Space History

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i enjoyed the book but towards the end its starts to lose steam as it enters sci fi

enjoyable but nothing new

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Really enjoyed this series, and Kate Mulgrew's voice lent it gravitas. I don't think it needed as much dramatisation in some places but it was very entertaining

Very good!

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Captured the excitement of the Space Race very well. Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone wanting an overview of Man's amazing journey into Space.

Outstanding

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Fifty years on from the moon landing, and the subject of many Hollywood movies, early space exploration is in danger of being mythologised. The Space Race takes it back to basics with an engaging, intelligent mix of eye witness accounts, original newsreels and fact based dramatisation.

Fascinating, intelligent and insightful

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First chapters are a little slow but I really enjoyed the book, definitive story of the past, present and future of humankind’s exploration of space. Well narrated recommended

First chapters are a little slow

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The story format of narration by the absolutely brilliant Kate Mulgrew, 'drama', interviews etc of this anniversary edition is well worth a listen. I found it to be very interesting, and, surprisingly informative (and I didn't think there was anything new I could learn, having already read, watched or listened to practically everything space related being an armchair space explorer and wannabe astronaut)!

I felt it was well narrated, edited and paced and if you want a more in depth layman's account of the space race from its beginning to the present day and beyond with some lovely real life accounts this is for you.

Extremely Enjoyable listen

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enjoyed this book ,a cross between factual and speculation of future space travel. Worth a listen .

excellent work.

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I love learning about space and found this audio book very enjoyable to listen to.
I love learning about experiences and I liked the interlinked story of how things may develop in the future and potential scenarios.

Interesting and enjoyable

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very much enjoyed this book. it taught me a lot about the history behind the space race and how nations cooperated to achieve so much. some great characters brought to life by the cast and narrator.

Educational, entertaining and a good listen

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Overall its a decent summary of the space race, with great production quality. Includes many historical figures voices, quotes, speeches, mission comms etc, only marred by a few "just too long" silences and Kate Mulgrew`s highly individual take on the pronounciation of NASA as Nasarr, which was a little irritating at times. I do enjoy these kind of Audible productions, they are a welcome break from a single narrator in the usual type of audiobooks I listen to. I`m about 75% of the way through and would recommend it to anyone wanting a refresher or good introduction to the timelines; the absolute genius of the scientists, engineers and specialists,the sheer guts, lateral thinking, and ambition to achieve is a welcome reminder of mankinds ability to reach for the stars and succeed, even though the authors were ever so slightly aggrieved they were mostly white men.

Good overview of the space program

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