Space Chronicles

Facing the Ultimate Frontier

De: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrado por: Mirron Willis

America's space program is at a turning point. After decades of global primacy, NASA has ended the space-shuttle program, cutting off its access to space. No astronauts will be launched in an American craft, from American soil, until the 2020s, and NASA may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries' space programs.

With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson - one of our foremost thinkers on all things space - illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale. For America to maintain its status as a global leader and a technological innovator, he explains, we must regain our enthusiasm and curiosity about what lies beyond our world.

Provocative, humorous, and wonderfully listenable, Space Chronicles represents the best of Tyson's recent commentary, including a must-listen prologue on NASA and partisan politics. Reflecting on topics that range from scientific literacy to space-travel missteps, Tyson gives us an urgent, clear-eyed, and ultimately inspiring vision for the future.

©2012 Neil deGrasse Tyson (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A compelling appeal, at just the right time, for continuing to look up." ( Air & Space)

A good intro to space exploration history

Some very interesting technical notes. but often very repetitive. same analogies/references said multiple times in slightly different ways.

Its Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil Tyson talking about Neil Tyson stuff, If you are a fan he never disappoints.

Great information but very repetitive

I found the argument about the politics of NASA funding interesting and compelling. I also enjoyed the call to arms. But instead of constantly repeating these I wish he would have explored more topics or delved into other angles.

Love the Book, Don't Love the Reader

Would you listen to Space Chronicles again? Why?

No. Mirron Willis' reading was so distracting.

What didn’t you like about Mirron Willis’s performance?

His voice is incredibly unique, but that made it incredibly distracting. It almost felt like he was trying to do a NDT impression, but made it a caricature instead. He's the reason I didn't listen to the whole audiobook and instead borrowed the actual book from the library. The content of the book is awesome (as with all NDT books) but the read was distractingly bad.

Great compilation

This book is really a compilation of multiple stories, Editorial's, interviews, and other essays written by Tyson. His passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge of the topic is infectious. It is inspiring, and thought-provoking.

The narration itself is robotic, and marred by frequent mispronunciations of mostly technical names. Xenon, Anton Von Leowenhoek, tertiary, Saturn V (pronounced by the narrator as 'Vee' instead of five) and so on, are just an example of some of the numerous mispronunciations you have to get past to truly enjoy this book.