The world’s first wooden satellite has arrived. Stashed among three tons of cargo, this humble-looking satellite holds the promise of tackling one of space exploration’s most pressing problems ...

The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space, in a step toward sustainable space exploration. The project by scientists at Kyoto University is intended to be a potential ...

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 Kyoto ...

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 ...

The world’s first wooden satellite launched on a SpaceX rocket for a six-month test in space. Tech trick: How to tell who’s calling when you don’t recognize the phone number I taste-tested 5 ...

A Japanese company just built a wooden satellite and sent it to space in order to test the material’s durability. This could pave the way to more space-based structures made from wood.

Japan Launches World’s First Wooden Satellite The cube-shaped satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket late Monday to test if timber will work as a more sustainable material in space. 3, 2 ...

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KYOTO, Japan (WKRC) - The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space in an effort to understand if wood could someday be a "space-grade" material.

A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions.

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. Scientists at Kyoto ...