Why Japan Just Launched the World's First Wooden Satellite
The project by scientists at Kyoto University is intended to be a potential solution to the growing problem of space debris. Named LingoSat, the innovative satellite was launched aboard an unmanned SpaceX rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
Japan Sends World's First Wooden Satellite in Space to Combat Space Junk
Japan launched LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, to test eco-friendly materials for space en route to more sustainable space exploration.
First satellite made of wood launched into space
Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite is named after the Latin word for wood -- will soon be launched into orbit about 250 miles above Earth. There, it will orbit for six ...
SpaceX launches world's first wooden satellite to 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.
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 wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.
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. Called LignoSat,
Small wooden satellite heads to International Space Station
The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space.
Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space
Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry.
Wooden Satellite Heads Into Space
The world's first wooden satellite developed by Japan is launched to space for early tests. Available now . 7 hours, 50 minutes
Japan just launched the world’s first wooden satellite into space
Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space exploration.
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World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test
The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station ...
World’s first wooden satellite launched to space
The satellite will stay in orbit for about six months once it’s deployed from the ISS later this year. Created by scientists at Kyoto University in partnership with homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry, ...
World's First Wooden Satellite Launched Into Space
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a ...
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First wood satellite launched into space
After four years in development, a wood satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging ...