Space Platform


Read by Mark Nelson

(4.5 stars; 626 reviews)

SPACE PLATFORM tells the exciting story of a young man helping to build this first station. With scientific accuracy and imagination Murray Leinster, one of the world's top science-fiction writers, describes the building and launching of the platform. Here is a fast-paced story of sabotage and murder directed against a project more secret and valuable than the atom bomb!
- Summary by Gutenberg text (6 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 30:42 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 2 26:47 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 3 33:36 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 4 19:09 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 5 31:29 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 6 31:24 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 7 30:22 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 8 29:02 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 9 37:09 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 10 31:22 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 11 30:35 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 12 24:12 Read by Mark Nelson
Chapter 13 25:48 Read by Mark Nelson

Reviews

Part one of two stories. Be sure to read "Space Tug"


(5 stars)

Space Platform


(5 stars)

Well read . Good long yarn of yesterday's thoughts to building and launching the space station. Thanks!

One of my favorites


(5 stars)

Really enjoying old science fiction stories by Murray Leinster, read by Mark Nelson


(3.5 stars)

great job, Mr. Nelson, as always! thank you! good story, nice detail.

Enjoyable story


(4 stars)

The space platform represents freedom from war, and not all factions want that. Some want war, it keeps them in control, and these are determined to sabotage the platform at any cost. This is a nice short story with a bit of action to it, plus a mystery or two. I enjoyed it. Mark N did his usual nice job with reading. Thanks!

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(5 stars)

What an enjoyable story. The advertisements between some chapters were a surprise. They were forgotten instantly as the story was so good. Adventure, intrigue, action and hints of a love story, all mingled with technology, created a tale I didn’t want to end. Thank you Murray Leinster for showing excellence in the absence of profanity and sex. This was “my kind” of listening pleasure .

An absolutely gripping tale


(5 stars)

This is what Librivox is all about! A great reading of a marvellous story. Very enjoyable all round. Unlike a lot of older sci-fi it's not stuck into too much pseudo science or moralising on political themes. just a great story with a good plot which holds water and the listeners attention. excellent

Old but accurate Sci Fi


(5 stars)

A great story that really holds up considering it was writ in '52. It predicts everything from Teflon to the international space station. The way he portrays minorities, women, and little people in the book is a bit odd to modern tastes but he is very PC for 75 years ago.