LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.
"Early 1900s airplanes were made of wood," Kyoto University forest science professor Koji Murata told Reuters. "A ...
The first wooden satellite was launched by Japan on Tuesday with the goal of testing the effectiveness of wood in space.
In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 ...
Digital Trends first reported on plans for the wooden satellite four years ago. Speaking to the BBC at the time, Takao Doi, a professor at Kyoto University and a former Japanese astronaut who ...