The Space Race
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The Space Race
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Kate Mulgrew
About this listen
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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- Cog
- 23-07-19
Fascinating, intelligent and insightful
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.
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- Joanna
- 24-01-21
Enjoyable listen
Good summary of our ambitions and achievements in space travel. Was engaged and it was narrated well. Some have criticised the use of actors for some of the dialogue between the astronauts and mission control, but in my opinion it worked okay - especially helpful when it was Russian translations! This is a good accompaniment to the many astronaut autobiographies I have listened to over the last year. Recommend.
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- Mr J R Milnes
- 23-11-20
fantastic, very entertaining
A triumph from start to finish, Kate Mulgrew narrates beautifully. interesting, exciting and educational. Well worth a credit.
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- davidxela@yahoo.co.uk
- 25-08-23
Very good!
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
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- Barking Geek
- 05-10-19
thought provoking and well produced.
A really good walk through the history, current day and the future of space travel. Can we get over our petty politics to reach for the stars?
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- DPW
- 04-08-19
Educational, entertaining and a good listen
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.
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- Josh
- 13-11-21
Fantastic history of space travel.
This was a great audio book and featured the voices of many of the astronauts, engineers and scientists that were discussed.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening and will most likely listen to it again in the future.
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- Ben
- 10-09-19
enjoyable but nothing new
i enjoyed the book but towards the end its starts to lose steam as it enters sci fi
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- Brett Hinsley
- 30-07-20
First chapters are a little slow
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
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- Fred T.
- 05-05-21
7/10, Good history, Cringe dramatisation.
Good direction of the history and current events. Cringeworthy future and dramatic scenes.
Seemingly hates white men.
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