43 Seconds
by S. D. Falchetti
read by Shamaan Casey
Part 1 of the Hayden's World series
Earth to Mars in Twelve Minutes.
James Hayden has a dream, and the Riggs test vehicle is going to take him there. But when failure after failure leads to his last chance exploding spectacularly, he must partner with an AI and gamble everything for one last shot at the stars.
43 Seconds is a hard science fiction short story set in the Hayden's World universe. The story is a 6000 word short story (1 hour of narration) and is the perfect size for listening on the go.