
High Calling
The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Buy for $19.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Evelyn Husband
About this listen
This story, High Calling, is the stirring portrait of Rick Husband, commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia. His widow, Evelyn Husband, leads you on Rick's journey from a childhood dream, through the heart of the American space program, and into the vastness of space itself.
As you experience the events leading up to the final, tragic moments of the Columbia, you'll be inspired by teh faith of Rick Husband. For it is his faith that powerfully transforms this account of heartbreaking loss into a very different story; one of courage, hope, and triumph.
This audio includes President Bush's remarks at the NASA memorial service.©2003 Evelyn Husband (P)2003 Oasis Audio LLCListeners also enjoyed...
-
The Stories We Tell
- Every Piece of Your Story Matters
- By: Joanna Gaines
- Narrated by: Joanna Gaines
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Joanna Gaines' new book, The Stories We Tell, invites us on an authentic and deeply vulnerable journey into her story—and helps shine a light on the beauty of our own—guiding us to release the weights that hold us back so we may live and share our story in truth. We've all dropped anchor in places that suited us for a time: a city, a perspective, a lie we mistook as truth. This book is an invitation to a kind of life where you know how to hold what you believe—about yourself and the quiet worlds behind the people you pass—with gracious and open hands.
-
-
I like Joanna Gaines but…
- By Julie de Klerk on 11-20-22
By: Joanna Gaines
-
The Burning Blue
- The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
- By: Kevin Cook
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On January 28, 1986, NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space", was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember. Kevin Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures - leading from NASA to the White House - that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning.
-
-
Not bad, but not much new either
- By Dave on 07-27-22
By: Kevin Cook
-
The New Guys
- The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
- By: Meredith Bagby
- Narrated by: Meredith Bagby, January LaVoy
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the thrilling, behind-the-scenes saga of a new generation that transformed space exploration.
-
-
As Far As It went
- By p on 02-07-24
By: Meredith Bagby
-
Deeper
- Real Change for Real Sinners
- By: Dane Ortlund
- Narrated by: Dane Ortlund
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
How do Christians grow? Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly how this happens is often elusive. In this audiobook, Dane Ortlund points believers to Christ, making the case that sanctification does not happen by doing more or becoming better, but by going deeper into the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to him.
-
-
Disappointing
- By Craig C on 12-23-21
By: Dane Ortlund
-
The Six
- The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
- By: Loren Grush
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots—made up exclusively of men—had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978—Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.
-
-
The mysogeny of NASA, and the Press in the 60s, 70s, 80s...
- By Carol Boerner on 02-09-24
By: Loren Grush
-
Gabby
- A Story of Courage and Hope
- By: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly
- Narrated by: Mark Kelly, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From one of the most admired and beloved couples in recent American history, an extraordinarily moving story of public service, risk-taking, romance - and the journey toward recovery. This book delivers hope and redemption in the face of the tragic shooting, and introduces two unforgettable heroes.
-
-
AMAZING!
- By RW on 11-20-11
By: Gabrielle Giffords, and others
-
The Stories We Tell
- Every Piece of Your Story Matters
- By: Joanna Gaines
- Narrated by: Joanna Gaines
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Joanna Gaines' new book, The Stories We Tell, invites us on an authentic and deeply vulnerable journey into her story—and helps shine a light on the beauty of our own—guiding us to release the weights that hold us back so we may live and share our story in truth. We've all dropped anchor in places that suited us for a time: a city, a perspective, a lie we mistook as truth. This book is an invitation to a kind of life where you know how to hold what you believe—about yourself and the quiet worlds behind the people you pass—with gracious and open hands.
-
-
I like Joanna Gaines but…
- By Julie de Klerk on 11-20-22
By: Joanna Gaines
-
The Burning Blue
- The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
- By: Kevin Cook
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On January 28, 1986, NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space", was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember. Kevin Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures - leading from NASA to the White House - that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning.
-
-
Not bad, but not much new either
- By Dave on 07-27-22
By: Kevin Cook
-
The New Guys
- The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
- By: Meredith Bagby
- Narrated by: Meredith Bagby, January LaVoy
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the thrilling, behind-the-scenes saga of a new generation that transformed space exploration.
-
-
As Far As It went
- By p on 02-07-24
By: Meredith Bagby
-
Deeper
- Real Change for Real Sinners
- By: Dane Ortlund
- Narrated by: Dane Ortlund
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
How do Christians grow? Few question the call of the Bible to grow in godliness, but the answer to exactly how this happens is often elusive. In this audiobook, Dane Ortlund points believers to Christ, making the case that sanctification does not happen by doing more or becoming better, but by going deeper into the wondrous gospel truths that washed over them when they were first united to him.
-
-
Disappointing
- By Craig C on 12-23-21
By: Dane Ortlund
-
The Six
- The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts
- By: Loren Grush
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots—made up exclusively of men—had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978—Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.
-
-
The mysogeny of NASA, and the Press in the 60s, 70s, 80s...
- By Carol Boerner on 02-09-24
By: Loren Grush
-
Gabby
- A Story of Courage and Hope
- By: Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly
- Narrated by: Mark Kelly, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From one of the most admired and beloved couples in recent American history, an extraordinarily moving story of public service, risk-taking, romance - and the journey toward recovery. This book delivers hope and redemption in the face of the tragic shooting, and introduces two unforgettable heroes.
-
-
AMAZING!
- By RW on 11-20-11
By: Gabrielle Giffords, and others
-
A Doctor in the House
- My Life with Ben Carson
- By: Candy Carson
- Narrated by: Candy Carson
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like most Americans, you might think of Ben Carson as a trailblazing brain surgeon and, in the last few years, as an outspoken commentator on national issues. But his wife of more than 40 years knows him as so much more: A loving husband, a devoted father, a devout Christian, a committed philanthropist, and a fierce patriot. Now Candy Carson introduces us to the private side of a very public figure as she shares the inspiring story of their marriage and their family.
-
-
Awesome, wonderful
- By Liza on 12-09-16
By: Candy Carson
-
An Unseen Angel
- A Mother’s Story of Healing and Hope After Sandy Hook
- By: Alissa Parker
- Narrated by: Alissa Parker
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Alissa Parker lost her daughter Emilie in the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting, she started a life-changing journey to answer soul-searching questions about faith, hope, and healing. As she sought for the peace and comfort that could help mend her broken heart, she learned, step by step, how to open her heart to God's grace and will. The story of Alissa and Emilie reminds us that the bonds of love continue beyond this life and that despite tragedy and heartache, we can find strength in our family and our faith.
-
-
Great book
- By Defhed on 06-09-18
By: Alissa Parker
-
World Changer: A Mother's Story
- By: Karen Vaughn
- Narrated by: Karen Vaughn
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On August 6, 2011, 30 American soldiers aboard Extortion 17 perished in the single greatest loss of Navy SEAL lives. Among them - Aaron Carson Vaughn, a small-town boy who grew up in the hills of Tennessee and lived a life larger than most. Told through the eyes of Karen, Aaron's mother, this tender story of faith, family, and love grips the heart and shows how one family raised an American warrior filled with courage, tenacity, and patriotism. The Vaughn's story is not one about war or about a grieving family, but rather one of triumph.
-
-
A wonderful story of patriotism and faith!
- By J. B. on 11-01-17
By: Karen Vaughn
-
Unscripted
- The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary
- By: Ernie Johnson Jr., John Smoltz
- Narrated by: Ernie Johnson Jr.
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ernie Johnson, Jr., has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sports broadcasting, he is a tireless perfectionist when it comes to preparing and delivering his commentary. Yet he knows that some of sports' greatest triumphs - and life's greatest rewards - come from those unscripted moments you never anticipated.
-
-
Get to knw the man behind the scenes.
- By Paul David Bunyan on 07-12-17
By: Ernie Johnson Jr., and others
-
Between Heaven & the Real World
- My Story
- By: Steven Curtis Chapman, Ken Abraham
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For decades Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows. Listeners will be captivated by this exclusive look into Steven's childhood and challenging family dynamic growing up, how that led to music and early days on the road, and his wild ride to the top of the charts.
-
-
More To This Life.
- By brian on 03-09-17
By: Steven Curtis Chapman, and others
-
What If Love Is the Point?
- Living for Jesus in a Self-Consumed World
- By: Carlos PenaVega, Alexa PenaVega
- Narrated by: Carlos PenaVega, Alexa PenaVega
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world saw Carlos Pena and Alexa Vega enjoying the success of their acting careers--Carlos on Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and Alexa in the Spy Kids movies. But what they didn't see was the question both Carlos and Alexa were asking in the midst of all that fame and fortune: What's the point of it all anyway?
-
-
Very Genuine & pointing to Jesus.
- By Livy on 08-30-24
By: Carlos PenaVega, and others
-
American Wife
- A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
- By: Taya Kyle, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: Taya Kyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Though Chris and Taya Kyle's marriage had its difficult moments, it was always a love story. Together they'd endured military service, a best-selling book, unexpected fame, and a film deal starring a hot Hollywood actor. But just when Taya thought that she and Chris were finally going to live their dream together, her husband was murdered. In the wake of his death, a grieving Taya was left to raise her two young children and handle the many things Chris left behind.
-
-
Amazing
- By John W. on 05-05-15
By: Taya Kyle, and others
-
Choosing to SEE
- A Journey of Struggle and Hope
- By: Mary Beth Chapman, Ellen Vaughn
- Narrated by: Connie Wetzel
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Covering her courtship and marriage to Steven Curtis Chapman, struggles for emotional balance, and living with grief, Mary Beth's story is our story - wondering where God is when the worst happens. In Choosing to SEE, she shows how she wrestles with God even as she has allowed him to write her story - both during times of happiness and those of tragedy. Readers will hear firsthand about the loss of her daughter, the struggle to heal, and the unexpected path God has placed her on.
-
-
Distracting reader style
- By Todd on 07-10-18
By: Mary Beth Chapman, and others
-
Been There, Done That
- Family Wisdom for Modern Times
- By: Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Laura Morton
- Narrated by: Al Roker, Deborah Roberts
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life lessons from New York Times best-selling author and Today show personality Al Roker and his wife, globetrotting ABC news journalist Deborah Roberts. Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have 16 Emmy Awards between them. They have covered everything from the Olympics and the Gulf War to natural disasters and the AIDS crisis in Africa. Now these two married journalists and parents have collaborated on the most personal and important “story” of their lives.
-
-
One of the best books I've "read"! I loved it!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-11-20
By: Al Roker, and others
-
The Astronaut's Wife
- How Launching My Husband into Outer Space Changed the Way I Live on Earth
- By: Stacey Morgan
- Narrated by: Stacey Morgan
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stacey Morgan kissed her husband goodbye before he donned his space suit on July 20, 2019, and headed to his waiting Soyuz rocket. With an overwhelming mix of pride, excitement, and terror, she and her children held hands and watched the rocket ignite and lift off for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
-
-
Great!
- By LifeDevoted on 05-03-23
By: Stacey Morgan
-
The Color of Rain
- How Two Families Found Faith, Hope, & Love in the Midst of Tragedy
- By: Michael Spehn
- Narrated by: Michael Spehn
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When unexpected grief brings two families together, how do they start their journey to healing? Join Michael and Gina Spehn--bestselling authors and founders of the New Day Foundation--as they tell their story of resilience, remembrance, and reliance on their shared faith.
-
-
Wow
- By Katrina on 04-24-15
By: Michael Spehn
-
The Other Side of Suffering
- The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace
- By: John Ramsey, Marie Chapian
- Narrated by: John Ramsey
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all - wealth, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him.
-
-
This is a story that needed to be told
- By Joe on 06-18-12
By: John Ramsey, and others
Critic reviews
"The faith and spiritual development of the Husband family are an important part of this narrative, as inspirational as it is riveting." (AudioFile)
What listeners say about High Calling
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mary D Ahlefeld
- 06-29-16
My God is a God of wonders.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely yes! This is a story of the bravery and courage of a NASA shuttle commander whose ultimate commander was God the father of all that is, was, and ever will be. He can be yours too. Listen to an equally courageous woman who could write and narrate the story of her husband's great faith.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Rick Husband exhibited the faith of everyday Christians in a really difficult situation which took his and his crew's lives. I can only pray that his influence changed the hearts of his crew. I cannot help but believe that the Father held them all in His palm all the way home till their last breath on this earth to their awakening in His presence.
Have you listened to any of Evelyn Husband’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I don't know of any other performances, will have to check that out. She is one strong sister in Christ.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
"God of Wonders, Hold Me"
Any additional comments?
To anyone who thinks believing in yourself, not a god, let me introduce you. God,the Creator of the Universe is indeed there, He loved you so much He sent His Son to die for your sins and He wants you to believe that. He'll take you just as you are but He won't leave you that way. He wants to call you His child.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Debby Parker
- 11-16-15
An inspiring story of a life cut short
I found it to be very powerful and Evelyn's narration to be so moving and heartfelt. I loved the added music and use of the President's speak it gave the story a special touch.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Cheryl Pinedo
- 02-25-23
A beautiful tragic story
Evelyn tell the most beautiful love story First her husbands to be an astronaut, next hers and Ricks and lastly their love and surrender to Jesus. Though it ends in heartbreak, Evelyn and her children know they will see Rick again in Heaven💕🙏🏻💕
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Lieven Roesems
- 07-08-15
Sorry, this book way too religious for me
Just beleive in yourself, not a god. He is never there. That is better, no?
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful