Japan just launched world’s 1st wooden satellite into space

Why Japan Just Launched 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 solution to the growing problem of space debris. Named LingoSat ...
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.
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.
First satellite made of wood launched into space
Made from an extremely durable wood often used for sword sheaths, the world's first satellite made from wood was launched into space on Monday.
Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite
The first wooden satellite was launched by Japan on Tuesday with the goal of testing the effectiveness of wood in space.
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.
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.
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.
World’s first wooden satellite launched by Japan on a six-month mission
A historic moment unfolded as the world’s first wooden satellite, the brainchild of Japanese researchers, soared into space, ushering in a new era of sustainable space exploration. The ambitious 10cm-cube LignoSat is a product of a partnership between Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry,
Small wooden satellite heads to International Space Station
Nov. 6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test ...
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 shares material with samurai sword sheaths
On Tuesday, the company’s 31st resupply mission for NASA delivered the world’s first satellite built using wooden parts. More ...
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 ...
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Japan Launches Wooden Satellite
"Early 1900s airplanes were made of wood," Kyoto University forest science professor Koji Murata told Reuters. "A wooden ...
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 ...
Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite model with wooden components, marking a potential shift in space engineering ...