Always another dawn : $b The story of a rocket test pilot

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Always another dawn : $b The story of a rocket test pilot

by A. Scott (Albert Scott) Crossfield

EN·~13 hours·50 chapters

Chapters

50 total
1

ALWAYS ANOTHER DAWN ►

2:31
2

Foreword

0:38
3

A Note on Speed

1:13
4

“A Modern-Day Lindbergh”

11:03
5

The Gypsy Caravan

25:52
6

A Sense of Urgency

14:36
7

Excitement and Frustration

15:47
8

An Unusual Heritage

19:24
9

An Isolated Environment

20:57
10

“Take Her Up and Try a Spin”

20:19

Description

A young aeronautical engineer steps out of a rain‑slick Seattle street and into the humming world of the university wind tunnel, already buzzing with the promise of faster, higher flight. He carries the restless energy of a generation that has just traded wartime missions for a peacetime race against the sound barrier, and his early days are a blend of classroom theory, stubborn cars, and a fierce need to prove himself in the sky. The narrative paints the cockpit as a laboratory where every vibration, every cloud, holds a lesson about courage, precision, and the thin line between triumph and disaster.

Through vivid recollections, the pilot shares the exhilaration of pushing Mach numbers beyond the known limits, the camaraderie of fellow test engineers, and the quiet moments that reveal why he chose a life of daring over ordinary comfort. Listeners will hear not just the roar of rockets, but the personal drive that made each launch a step toward a new dawn of human freedom.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~13 hours (785K characters)

Release date

2026-04-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

AS

A. Scott (Albert Scott) Crossfield

1921–2006

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