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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.
World's first wooden satellite arrives on International Space Station
The first satellite in space made mostly of wood arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday along with other research and supplies.
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.
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 just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space
A Japanese company just built a wooden satellite and sent it to space in order to test the material’s durability. This could pave the way to more space-based structures made from wood.
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
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 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
Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite ... made of wood," Kyoto University forest science professor ...
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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 ...