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World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space
Japan's wooden satellite has been launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a mission to prove that wood can be a viable material for use in space.
The First Wooden Satellite Is Headed To the International Space Station
According to The New York Times, the world’s first satellite model made partially from wood was placed into a SpaceX rocket and launched earlier this week en route to the Intern
Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite
The cube-shaped satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket late Monday to test if timber will work as a more sustainable material in space.
World’s first wooden satellite launched by Japan on a six-month mission
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying over 6,000 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments, launched into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Monday night (9:29 p.m. EST). The spacecraft is set to dock autonomously at the Harmony module around 10:15 AM EST on Tuesday, November 5.
The first wooden satellite launched into space
Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite launched Monday night aboard a SpaceX mission bound for the International Space Station. It’ll eventually be released into orbit, where instruments will measure how the wood fares under the harsh conditions of space over six months.
Japan’s wooden satellite makes historic journey aboard SpaceX rocket to ISS
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to
Japan launches world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space
Japanese researchers have launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, aiming to test the viability of timber as a sustainable material in space
World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.
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Japan Launches Wooden Satellite
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LignoSat, World's First Wooden Satellite, Developed In Japan, Heads To Space
"If we can prove our first wooden satellite works, we want to pitch it to Elon Musk's SpaceX." The researchers found that ...