Over the 68 years that humans have been launching satellites into space, we have created a whole load of space junk. Why?

LignoSat, the world’s first wood satellite, was recently released into space from the International Space Station.

LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, was launched on November 5, 2024, aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japan’s Kyoto University and the ...

KYOTO--A cube-shaped wooden satellite named LignoSat has been unveiled before ... The satellite will be handed over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on June 4 and is expected ...

NASA has released footage showing the first-ever wooden satellite being deployed to orbit in a study to test its ...

holds an engineering model of LignoSat during an interview with Reuters at his laboratory at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. An engineering model of LignoSat. (Irene Wang/Reuters) He said most ...

After extensive research, “honoki,” a magnolia tree native to Japan, was determined to be the most suitable wood for satellite applications. Interestingly, LignoSat is constructed using ...

Japan's LignoSat aims to mitigate the growing space junk problem, as well as environmental risks associated with atmospheric re-entry. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

The 10cm-cube satellite, dubbed LignoSat, is made by Kyoto University in collaboration with the logging company Sumitomo Forestry. It is expected to be flown to the International Space Station ...

Made from the wood of a magnolia tree, the palm-sized LignoSat was sent to the International Space Station earlier this month. Developed by Kyoto University and building company Sumitomo Forestry ...