First on the Moon

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First on the Moon

by Jeff Sutton

EN·~5 hours

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In a remote desert outpost, three massive rockets sit on their pads, the last of an aging generation poised for humanity’s first crewed flight to the Moon. The United States and the Soviet Union race for supremacy, and the pressure is palpable. Commander Adam Crag waits in a cramped dormitory, haunted by a recent, unexplained death.

Crag’s four‑man crew has been rigorously trained, yet a chilling suspicion arises: one of them may be a saboteur for the rival side. With the launch window closing, the commander must identify the hidden enemy before the rocket ignites, or risk losing the mission and the strategic balance of the world. Tension mounts as old loyalties clash with espionage.

The countdown begins, and the rockets roar toward the heavens, their silver and ashen hulls cutting through the night sky. As they climb, the crew’s trust hangs in the balance, each breath a reminder that a single mistake could hand the Moon to an adversary. Listeners are drawn into a pulse‑pounding race where every decision could alter the fate of nations.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (328K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2013-07-17

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Jeff Sutton

1913–1979

A science-fiction novelist with a reporter’s eye and an aerospace insider’s feel for technology, he wrote fast-moving stories about space travel, war, and the pressures people face inside big systems. His work often blended adventure with the practical details of the modern world he knew firsthand.

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