Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space audiobook runs 17.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Jacques Roy (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.2 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jacques Roy
Jacques Roy narrates 61 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 702 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
263 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- The Only Plane in the Sky (Revised and Expanded Edition for the 25th Anniversary): An Oral History of September 11, 2001
- Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space is an audiobook by Adam Higginbotham: a 17.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jacques Roy, released May 14, 2024, on the The Americas and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
- Released
- May 14, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Computers & Technology, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781797179483
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space audiobook?
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space runs 17.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.
Is the Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space?
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space is narrated by Jacques Roy.
Is Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.