On Tuesday, Japanese scientists announced that they have successfully created the world's first wooden satellite. This small cube-shaped spacecraft is poised to make history as it journeys into ...

Japan's wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS).… LignoSat was ...

Based on successes, they predicted wooden satellite launches in the mid 2020s (their announcement this month said 2023). Sumitomo engineers have not released what kind of wood(s) will finally be ...

It took about four years to develop the small wooden satellite, measuring 10 centimeters on each side and weighing around one kilogram. The LignoSat is made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia ...

The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device was sent to International Space Station last ...

U.S. removes hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members under now-blocked authority The United States has removed hundreds of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua using now ...

The tiny satellite would measure 10 centimeters ... rays and severe temperature changes impacted each material. The wood, Japanese big-leaf magnolia, Erman’s birch and yamazakura (Cerasus ...

A satellite made from magnolia wood and ... The experts tested several types of wood, including Japanese cherry, but wood from magnolia trees proved to be the most vigorous.

Michibiki 6 will enhance the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, improving GPS services in Japan and nearb... Japan has launched LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, into orbit, marking a ...

Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for a Japanese company March 14, the first of eight such missions Rocket Lab has under ...