How long does it take to read Rocket Ship Galileo?
Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert A. Heinlein takes about 3 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Heinlein juveniles
Next: Space Cadet
About 3 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1947. 200 pages, about 55,000 words. Written for children.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 24 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Three teenagers and an older scientist develop their own atomic rocket, solve their own space problems and blast off for the moon in spite of mysterious setbacks.
Subjects: Science fiction, Juvenile fiction, American Science fiction, Nuclear physicists, High school students, Spaceships
