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Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity by Giles Sparrow

Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity audiobook runs 16.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Emma Hignett (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9listening hrs
Computers & Technologystore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity is an audiobook by Giles Sparrow: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Emma Hignett, released October 27, 2020, on the Computers & Technology and Astronomy & Physics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.9 hrs
Narrated by
Emma Hignett
Released
October 27, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Computers & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9780744036268

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity audiobook?

Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is the Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity?

Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity is narrated by Emma Hignett.

Is Spaceflight: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours.