In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 ...
LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.
The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station ...
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 first wooden satellite was launched by Japan on Tuesday with the goal of testing the effectiveness of wood in space.
After four years in development, a wood satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging ...