Podcast 10: Solar Sail Space Travel
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Avast ye GISTers an’ set yer compass for the stARRs! Today, first mates Josh Marsh and Aidan McFadden traverse the choppy seas of… space? With Dr. – I mean, Cpt. – Matteo Ceriotti from the University of Glasgow at the mast, they aim to explore the potential of solar sails for space-travel. Is there treasure in store for our crew or will they be left adrift? You decide.   References – Mesopotamian sailboats www.brighthubengineering.com – Mariner 10 Space Probe Wikipedia science.nasa.gov/ – Sailing Information Henry O’Brien Sound references – Bouncing Loop 113 by Corisca_S at freesound.org Here – Wind of Innominatus (CC BY-NC) 140325 (Here) by Innominatus (Here) at freesound.org – on a wooden ship at sea (Here) by LXX.70 at freesound.org – shanti-windchimes (Here) by ayamahambho (Here) at freesound.org – Speedboat Outboard Motors, Tidore, Indonesia (Here) by RTB45 at freesound.org – Sounds like rain by Lavrov (Here) at freesound.org
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