Great Space Read

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Wayfarers: Book #1

By: Becky Chambers
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“One of my absolute favorite books, this 'cozy' sci-fi story is heartwarming and life affirming in a way that’s hard to describe. Found family, queer representation, unforgettable characters, and space ships… what more could you want? Read more

Beyond

The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space

By: Stephen Walker
Narrated by: David Rintoul
Length: 15 hours 38 minutes

“This remarkable account of the 1961 race into space is a thrilling piece of storytelling….It is high definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched.”               (The Times, London, Front Page Lead Review)
“Beyond has the exhilaration of a fine thriller, but it is vividly embedded in the historic tensions of the Cold War, and... Read more

Wild Ride

A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships

By: Hayley Arceneaux
Narrated by: Hayley Arceneaux
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

The youngest American to ever orbit the earth—cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux—shows us all that when we face our fears with hope and faith, extraordinary things can happen.

“A potent reminder to all of us that nothing on earth—or in the heavens, for that matter—can keep us from becoming commanders of our own destiny.”—Marlo Thomas, actor,... Read more

Chasing New Horizons

Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

By: Alan Stern & David Grinspoon
Narrated by: Alan Stern & David Grinspoon
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

This audiobook is the up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons’ mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.

On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small NASA spacecraft called New Horizons... Read more

Apollo 8

The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

By: Jeffrey Kluger
Narrated by: Brian Troxell
Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

This program includes a bonus conversation with Commander Frank Borman plus archival audio from Apollo 8's lunar orbit and from the cockpit during the mission.

The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our blackest, bloodiest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph


In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in... Read more

Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

By: Mary Roach
Narrated by: Sandra Burr
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? have sex? smell flowers?... Read more

Rocket Boys

By: Homer Hickham
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space...and who made those dreams come true.

With... Read more

Endurance

A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

By: Scott Kelly
Narrated by: Scott Kelly
Length: 13 hours 5 minutes

NATIONAL BEST SELLER

A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.

The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly... Read more

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

“ Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neal DeGrasse Tyson ~ Is a short but informative listen and read! Sugar by Historian James Walvin shows us how the combination of Sugar and Slavery transforms the tastes of the Western World. Read more

An Unkindness of Ghosts

By: Rivers Solomon
Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

“This book was haunting, horrifying, disturbing, dark, but so, so good. The character’s voices were so specific and clear, the relationships so clearly affected by circumstance and yet loving in the ways they could be. I loved that almost none of the characters in this book were hopeful idealists. Lots, if not most, of the actions of dissent they... Read more

Carrying the Fire

An Astronaut's Journeys

By: Michael Collins
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 20 hours 17 minutes

In Carrying the Fire, Michael Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of the adventure of reaching the moon. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the air force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 spacewalk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well... Read more

Fighting for Space

Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight

By: Amy Shira Teitel
Narrated by: Amy Shira Teitel
Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space.

When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the twentieth century—man or woman. She had led the Women's Auxiliary Service... Read more

The Disordered Cosmos

A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

By: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

“If this was the science I learned growing up, I would have been way more invested. This is an intersectional look at physics, detailing the dazzling wonder and the stifling social conditions of physics. Read more

Space Junk

Houston, We Have a Hottie

Space Series

By: Sara L. Hudson
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor & Lee Samuels
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

"Houston, we have a problem: Five Stars just ain’t gonna cut it for this book!!!
NASA engineer Dr. Jackie Darling Lee is a genius about many things... the male species is not one of them (despite the many cowboy romances she reads).Then a little friendly blackmail from a co-worker has Jackie walking into a Texas saloon ready to initiate Operation... Read more