World's 1st wooden satellite built in Japan heads to space

World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The researchers found that honoki, a kind of magnolia tree native in Japan and traditionally used for sword sheaths, is most suited for spacecraft, after a 10-month experiment aboard the International Space Station. LignoSat is made of honoki, using a ...
World's first wooden satellite launched into space
LignoSat, developed by Japanese researchers, will be released into orbit about 250 miles above the Earth from the International Space Station.
World’s first wooden satellite launched by Japan on a six-month mission
A historic moment unfolded as the world’s first wooden satellite, the brainchild of Japanese researchers, soared into space, ushering in a new era of sustainable space exploration. The ambitious 10cm-cube LignoSat is a product of a partnership between Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry,
World's first wooden satellite, developed by Japan, launched into space
Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere -- potentially providing a way to avoid generating metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth.
World's first wooden satellite built in Japan heads to space
The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was successfully launched into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
World’s first wooden satellite built in Japan launched to space
A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions. The 10cm-cube satellite,

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