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. LignoSat, developed by ...

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending ... one of Japan’s oldest timber companies, set out to determine the best wood to send to space.

The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.

Japanese scientists have swapped aluminium for timber in a new satellite design planned to launch this summer. The satellite, named Lignosat, will be made of Magnolia wood and will be about the ...

A wooden satellite designed by Japanese researchers was launched into orbit on Tuesday by SpaceX. The unique device will shape the future of satellites and how space agencies tackle human ...

Apparently, space wood is a thing. Japanese researchers are preparing to launch the world’s first satellite made from wood following a successful experiment on board the International Space ...

(Courtesy: NASA) Researchers in Japan have launched the world’s first wooden satellite to test the feasibility of using timber in space. Dubbed LignoSat2, the small “cubesat” was developed by Kyoto ...

Logging for timber doesn’t clear forest area as extensively as deforestation does, and vegetation growth over logging sites can make visualization via satellite harder, according to Vinicius ...