Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite made of wood. The spacecraft, dubbed LignoSat, came about as a collaboration between Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry ...

A group of Japanese scientists thinks it has a viable alternative: wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite model ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has just been sent into space, and it could be a game changer. Japanese scientists have spent years developing a cube-shaped satellite that swaps metal for timber, ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has just been sent into space, and it could be a game changer. A group of researchers at Japan’s Kyoto University conceptualized LignoSat, as the cube is ...

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno ...

Japanese researchers have launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, into space. This palm-sized satellite, made from Japanese magnolia wood, aims to test the viability of wood as a ...

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company ...

Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite made of wood. The spacecraft, dubbed LignoSat, came about as a collaboration between Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry and ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said, as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Scientists at Japan’s ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by ...

The diminutive cube satellite, measuring just 4 inches on each side, is constructed primarily from magnolia wood using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques, without glues or screws.