Scientists & Engineers
Astounding Astronauts
Biographies About
Astounding Astronauts
Blast off with adventures of rocket scientists and bold explorers who dared
to shoot for the moon—and soared through space.
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The Ordinary Spaceman
- From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut
- By: Clayton C. Anderson
- Narrated by: Aaron Killian
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance84
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Story86
What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks....
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Great easy to listen story.
- By April on 02-21-16
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The Ordinary Spaceman
- From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut
- Narrated by: Aaron Killian
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-11-16
- Language: English
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Sally Ride
- America's First Woman in Space
- By: Lynn Sherr
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall146
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Performance134
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Story134
Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space. A member of the first astronaut class to include women, NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission....
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Captivating
- By Jean on 06-12-14
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Sally Ride
- America's First Woman in Space
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-03-14
- Language: English
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Apollo Pilot
- The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele
- By: Donn Eisele
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall61
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Performance60
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Story60
In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth orbit in Apollo 7....
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First hand account of space
- By Kingsley on 01-23-17
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Apollo Pilot
- The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 01-04-17
- Language: English
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The Astronaut Maker
- How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation
- By: Michael Cassutt
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance38
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Story38
One of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA's history, George W. S. Abbey was called "the Dark Lord", "the Godfather", and "UNO" (unidentified NASA official) by those within NASA. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight than almost anyone in history....
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Excellent Book for Space Enthusiasts
- By Amazon Customer on 06-30-24
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The Astronaut Maker
- How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-15-18
- Language: English
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Safely to Earth
- The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home
- By: Jack Clemons
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance33
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Story33
In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons - a former lead engineer in support of NASA - takes listeners behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years....
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Jack Clemons has all the right stuff in this book
- By Michael N. Kafes on 10-16-18
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Safely to Earth
- The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-02-18
- Language: English
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High Calling
- The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband
- By: Evelyn Husband, Donna VanLiere
- Narrated by: Evelyn Husband
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
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Overall43
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Performance30
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Story30
February 1, 2003. A light flashed over a Texas sky and twisted metal rained across the countryside....
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An inspiring story of a life cut short
- By Debby Parker on 11-16-15
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High Calling
- The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband
- Narrated by: Evelyn Husband
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 02-11-05
- Language: English
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- By: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,372
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Performance9,096
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Story9,078
This classic history of America's high-stakes quest to dominate the skies is "a gripping technothriller in which the technology is real" (New York Times Book Review). From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, Skunk Works is the true story of America's most secret and successful...
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Ben Rich's life story...but not in that order
- By Allstar on 11-05-16
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Skunk Works
- A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-14-15
- Language: English
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
- By: Andrew Chaikin
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 23 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4,362
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Performance3,976
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Story3,959
This book conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail....
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Long, comforting book on moon exploration
- By Mark on 06-17-16
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A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 23 hrs
- Release date: 10-13-15
- Language: English
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
- By: Tanya Lee Stone
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance18
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Story18
Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved not only that they were as tough as any man but also that they were brave enough to challenge the government....
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An inspiring listen
- By Renie on 05-19-18
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-24-10
- Language: English
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Kelly
- More Than My Share of It All
- By: Clarence L "Kelly" Johnson, Maggie Smith, Brig Gen Leo P. Geary USAF (ret.) - Foreword
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall809
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Performance710
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Story707
Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed "Skunk Works" cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace...
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Memoir of a Legend
- By Jean on 08-26-19
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Kelly
- More Than My Share of It All
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-26-19
- Language: English
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Rocket Billionaires
- Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race
- By: Tim Fernholz
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall204
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Performance171
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Story171
For the larger-than-life personalities now staking their fortunes on the development of rocket ships, the new race to explore space could be a dead end, a lucrative opportunity - or the key to humanity's salvation....
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Interesting book; hard to listen to
- By K. Thai on 04-12-18
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Rocket Billionaires
- Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-20-18
- Language: English
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Rise of the Rocket Girls
- The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
- By: Nathalia Holt
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,079
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Performance985
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Story988
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite...
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Struggles In Space Exploration
- By Sara on 06-11-16
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Rise of the Rocket Girls
- The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 04-05-16
- Language: English
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