LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, was launched on November 5, 2024, aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Developed by Kyoto University and Japan Aerospace ...
The tiny Japanese CubeSat was launched from Florida with the aim of bringing the space industry into a more sustainable ...
Japan launched LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, to test eco-friendly materials for space en route to more sustainable ...
Space has a major sustainability problem. When satellites made mostly of aluminum die fall back down to earth, they combust ...
The satellite is made from magnolia wood, which was historically used for samurai sheaths. The world’s first wooden satellite ...
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, will orbit Earth to test wood’s potential as a space-grade material.
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 has successfully travelled to space in an effort to understand if wood could someday be a "space-grade" material.
Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space ...
The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station ...
Made from an extremely durable wood often used for sword sheaths, the world's first satellite made from wood was launched ...