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. Many space agencies have hopes of ...

It's hard to know for sure, given how some of these things are secret, but the current count puts the number of satellites in orbit at over 10,000. Only one of them is, at least so far, made of wood: ...

JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat , will be launched into orbit this summer.

Carpenters might be just as important as engineers to the future of space travel as scientists prepare to launch the world's first wooden satellite. Japanese scientists have swapped aluminium for ...

Japanese scientists revealed plans to launch the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, this summer. Crafted from magnolia wood, known for its stability and resistance to cracking, this innovative ...

Forward-looking: Researchers from Kyoto University in Japan have determined that wood from magnolia trees could be the ideal construction material for a satellite due to launch into space next year.

Typically when you think of a satellite, you think of a metal box with electronic components inside it. But that is simply because most satellites have been made that way throughout history. There is ...

A little wood is set to go a long way. The European Space Agency is helping launch a four-inch square satellite (known as a CubeSat) made of coated plywood to test how it survives and fares in the ...

The idea of using wood as a component in satellite construction is currently being tested by Japanese researchers. According to a report by TechXplore, the Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has ...

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.