In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some ...
Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno ...
The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station ...
After four years in development, a wood satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging ...
LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.