The world’s first wooden satellite has arrived. Stashed among three tons of cargo, ... In contrast, LignoSat’s honoki wood burns cleanly, leaving no harmful pollutants.

Once deployed, LignoSat will orbit about 400 kilometers above Earth for six months. The mission aims to prove that a wooden satellite body is as viable as those made of metal or plastic.

With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark an age of wooden spacecraft.

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. LignoSat, developed by ...

Kyoto University / Sumitomo University Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy ...

The world's first wooden satellite has officially entered its cosmic testing grounds. LignoSat, a palm-sized timber cube developed in Japan, will orbit Earth for six months.

LignoSat, a wooden satellite developed by researchers at Kyoto University and Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry, launched to the ISS on Monday night on board SpaceX’s resupply mission.

KYOTO (Reuters) - 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.

The world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, launched to space for testing on Tuesday. LignoSat aims to prove wood's viability in space, reducing environmental impact compared to metal satellites.

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. LignoSat, developed by Kyoto ...