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