The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.
The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.
Researchers envision the construction of wooden structures in space, leveraging wood's sustainability and structural benefits. For instance, Sumitomo Forestry has plans to build the world's ...
Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...
Named after the Latin word for 'wood', the LignoSat satellite developed by Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry ...
The world's first wooden satellite ... "While some of you might think that wood in space seems a little counterintuitive, researchers hope this investigation demonstrates that a wooden satellite ...
KYOTO (Reuters) - The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in ...