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Japan just sent world’s 1st wooden satellite to space

Why Japan Just Launched the World's First Wooden Satellite

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 solution to the growing problem of space debris. Named LingoSat ...

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World's first wooden satellite launched into space on a SpaceX rocket

As part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station, the world's first wooden satellite is expected to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere.

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Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry.

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Japan Launches Wooden Satellite

"Early 1900s airplanes were made of wood," Kyoto University forest science professor Koji Murata told Reuters. "A ...

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World’s first wooden satellite launched to space

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 ...

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World's first wooden satellite set to re-enter atmosphere

LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.

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