Edition |
Unabridged. |
Description |
1 audio disc (approximately 10hrs., 47 min.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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audio file MP3 rda |
System Details |
System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software. |
Performer |
Performed by Mirron Willis. |
Note |
Duration: 10:47:00. |
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MP3 format compact disc. Will only play on CD players adapted for MP3 format. |
Summary |
Pt. 1: Why. The allure of space ; Exoplanet Earth ; Extraterrestrial life ; Evil aliens ; Killer asteroids ; Destined for the stars ; Why explore ; The anatomy of wonder ; Happy birthday, NASA ; The next fifty years in space ; Space options ; Paths to discovery -- Pt. 2: How. To fly ; Going ballistic ; Race to space ; 2001 : fact vs. Fiction ; Launching the right stuff ; Things are looking up ; For the love of Hubble ; Happy anniversary, Apollo 11 ; How to reach the sky ; The last days of the space shuttle ; Propulsion for deep space ; Balancing acts ; Happy anniversary, Star Trek ; How to prove you've been abducted by aliens ; The future of US space travel -- Pt. 3: Why not. Space travel troubles ; Reaching for the stars ; America and the emergent space powers ; Delusions of space enthusiasts ; Perchance to dream ; By the numbers ; Ode to Challenger, 1986 ; Spacecraft behaving badly ; What NASA means to America's future -- Epilogue: The cosmic perspective. |
Subject |
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Manned space flight -- Forecasting.
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Outer space -- Exploration.
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Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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