Will wood soon become an integral part of space exploration? A world first has just paved the way for this surprising ...

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.

The satellite measures around 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) on each side and weighs just over 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms). It’s not entirely made out of wood, of course, only the parts that would ...

A satellite made almost entirely out of wood, a first, reached space this week. Researchers hope LignoSat will pave the way for more uses of wood in space. Artwork for the LignoSat mission.

Japan just launched the world's first wooden satellite into orbit, and it could completely change the future of space ...

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of ...

Made by researchers in Japan, the tiny satellite weighing ... nothing wrong with using wood in space - it's using the right material for the right task." He pointed out that wood has properties ...

Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite made of wood. The spacecraft ... Doi also pointed out that metal satellites release aluminum oxide particles while reentering the ...

Since Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957, satellites have been made ... wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite ...

A SpaceX rocket carried the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station ...