The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now operating a wood satellite in orbit, made of hinoki magnolia wood ...

LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the ...

Here's a headline you never thought you'd read: Japan is about to team up with the U.S. to launch a satellite made of wood, the Guardian reports. No, it's not a wacky sci-fi plot or a publicity stunt.

In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...

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.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A joint venture between Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto University could result ...

According to the TechExplorist, LignoSat was developed using honoki magnolia wood, known for its durability and resistance to ...

The first satellite made of wood is now orbiting the earth in space. This was made public by the US space agency NASA, and the LignoSat was launched from the International Space Station (ISS ...

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 ...

Now, NASA says that the tiny satellite, dubbed LignoSat, was finally released into the wild last month, in an experiment that will explore the viability of using wood in space — which if ...

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood drew attention to Elon Musk-led SpaceX's latest operational metrics on Sunday, highlighting the company's progress in reducing satellite internet costs through its Starlink ...