Woodworking Network9d
First wood satellite launched into space
After four years in development, a wood satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging and processing company, has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in ...
New York Post10d
World’s first experimental wooden satellite set for launch
Japanese scientists have devised a first-of-its-kind wooden satellite that will be hurled skyward on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with help from American space agencies — all to test how new materials can ...
ExtremeTech on MSN7d
World's First Wooden Satellite Hitches a Ride to Space
Japan's LignoSat aims to mitigate the growing space junk problem, as well as environmental risks associated with atmospheric ...
Newsweek8d
Why Japan Just Launched Lingosat, the World's First Wooden Satellite
The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space, in a step toward sustainable space exploration. The project by scientists at Kyoto University is intended to be a potential ...
Gizmodo9d
Wooden Satellite Reaches Space for the First Time
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.
AOL9d
World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
"We have to be clear that this is not a satellite completely made of wood... but the basic premise behind the idea is really interesting. "From a sustainability point of view, wood is a material ...
ExtremeTech7d
World's First Wooden Satellite Hitches a Ride to Space
But the wooden satellite was years in the making. In 2020, the researchers tested how different types of wood withstood extreme temperatures and near-vacuum conditions in the lab. The Japan ...
The Verge9d
The first wooden satellite launched into space
In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.
USA Today8d
First satellite made of wood launched into space
Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...
Yahoo News9d
World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
"We have to be clear that this is not a satellite completely made of wood... but the basic premise behind the idea is really interesting. "From a sustainability point of view, wood is a material that ...
Digital Trends9d
World’s first wooden satellite launched to space
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 Space Center in Florida on Monday and ...