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I read this shortly after it came out back in the mid-90s & really liked it, so when I found an audio edition, I jumped on it. Glad I did! This edition was made partially with the original audio that Carl narrated, but there is progressively more narration by his wife filling in gaps left by time. Both were excellent & really have a lot of enthusiasm. They're slow, though. This is one of the few books where I went up to 2x rather than 1.5x, my normal listening speed.

There wasn't much new to me, but I was really impressed by his knowledge that's now over 2 decades out of date. He was really up on things, though. It's such a shame he died so young, only 62 back in 1996. He would really be thrilled with where the space program is today since it was at a nadir when he wrote this. It was obviously frustrating to him & yet he gave good reasons for it. He seemed to realize that it would turn around.

On the downside, he does tend to go on at times. Even I was mentally wandering at times, especially toward the end. Still, the main thing this book brings back is just how cool space is. Sagan could really make that clear. This is highly recommended to anyone who is just learning about space from mid teens & up.