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World’s First Wooden Satellite Heads to Space
Japanese researchers deployed the world’s first wooden satellite into orbit today (November 5). LignoSat was developed by ...
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World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
KYOTO, Japan — 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, ...
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World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths
On Tuesday, the company’s 31st resupply mission for NASA delivered the world’s first satellite built using wooden parts. More specifically, LignoSat is made with honoki, a magnolia tree native to ...
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Cargo ship brings science gear, holiday treats to space station crew
An unpiloted SpaceX Dragon cargo ship caught up with the International Space Station and glided in for a smooth docking on ...
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World's first wooden satellite launched into space
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Japan's wooden cube-shaped satellite rockets to space
Japan's wooden satellite has been launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a mission to prove that wood can ...