Earlier this month, the world's first wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which could set an exciting precedent for future space ...

and the wooden parts are directly joined with a Japanese traditional method instead of using metallic or adhesive material fasteners. Space is a harsh environment for satellites because the ...

Researchers are considering wood for spacecraft construction as a sustainable ... LignoSat was part of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-30 (J-SSOD-30) CubeSat ...

In the project, the scientists will study how space affects wood by exposing three varieties of trees with different hardness--Japanese big-leaf magnolia, mountain cherry and Erman’s birch ...

The newly-announced aerospace project, led by retired astronaut and engineer Prof Takao Doi, plans to launch satellites built from wood in order to reduce space debris and hazardous substances ...