Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
A group of Japanese scientists thinks it has a viable alternative: wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite model with ...
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World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of ...
The First Wooden Satellite Is Headed To the International Space Station
Space exploration often invokes the idea of durable, cutting-edge materials that can withstand extreme environmental challenges. But scientists in Japan suspect we don’t need to abandon one of the ...
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World's first wooden satellite heads to space
"A wooden satellite should be feasible, too." Wood is more durable in space than on Earth because there's no water or oxygen ...
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Exploring forests through fire and time
Globally, we’re seeing more large fires, but we’ve become quite adept at suppressing and managing fires locally' ...
Toyota Brought 10 Cool Concepts to SEMA—Here Are All 10
A couple years ago Toyota took over the showcase space in the Center HJall of the Las Vegas Convention Center that was held ...
Lock Jaw Ladder Grip is racking up the exports and awards
It was this realisation that led Craig Charlton to the revolutionary Lock Jaw Ladder Grip which after more than 20 years ...
Japan just launched the world’s first wooden satellite into space
Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space ...
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First satellite made of wood launched into space
Made from an extremely durable wood often used for sword sheaths, the world's first satellite made from wood was launched ...
World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable ...
Wooden Satellite Launched Into Space As Testbed For Timber-Built Mars Missions
LignoSat was fabricated without screws or glue and will hopefully shield its internal components from space radiation ...
World’s first wooden satellite launched to space
Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday and arrived at ...