Free Audiobook : Atmosphere, By Taylor Jenkins Reid

Joan Goodwin has always been captivated by the cosmos. A quiet and introspective individual, she leads a satisfying life as a physics and astronomy professor at Rice University, enjoying her role as an aunt to her bright niece, Frances. However, everything shifts when she encounters an advertisement for the first female scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle team. Joan is suddenly consumed with the desire to venture into space.

Chosen from thousands of hopefuls in the summer of 1980, Joan starts her astronaut training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, joining forces with a remarkable cohort: Hank Redmond, a Top Gun pilot with an easy charm; John Griffin, a scientist who keeps his cool under pressure; Lydia Danes, a mission specialist with no patience for pretense; Donna Fitzgerald, hiding her own complexities under a warm demeanor; and Vanessa Ford, the enigmatic aeronautical engineer known for her mechanical genius and piloting skills.

As these astronauts bond and gear up for their space missions, Joan uncovers new depths of passion and love, challenging her understanding of her own significance in the vast universe.

Then, on mission STS-LR9 in December 1984, everything changes abruptly.

Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid, is a gripping, heartwarming tale set against the backdrop of space exploration, highlighting the profound connections and personal growth that can occur when one reaches for the stars.