The satellite is made from magnolia wood, which was historically used for samurai sheaths. The world’s first wooden satellite ...

Space has a major sustainability problem. When satellites made mostly of aluminum die fall back down to earth, they combust ...

Japan recorded a new historical milestone when it launched its first wooden satellite, named LignoSat. The cubesat is the ...

Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, will orbit Earth to test wood’s potential as a space-grade material.

In recent science news, Japan launched the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, testing timber for space use. The Webb ...

The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of ...

The world's first wooden satellite, named LignoSat, developed by Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry. The ...

LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.

Recent advances in space science include Japan's launch of a wooden satellite LignoSat by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals primordial black holes with ...

On November 5, 2024, Japan’s wooden satellite went up into space aboard an unmanned SpaceX rocket to test timber for space ...

In Japan, the world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space today aims to prove that wood is a space-grade material.

An unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo ship caught up with the International Space Station and glided in for a smooth docking on ...