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

The world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been successfully launched into space and is set to re-enter the atmosphere without leaving space debris. On November 5, LignoSat was launched on ...

But the wooden satellite was years in the making. In 2020, the researchers tested how different types of wood withstood extreme temperatures and near-vacuum conditions in the lab. The Japan ...

A historic moment unfolded as the world’s first wooden satellite, the brainchild of Japanese researchers, soared into space, ushering in a new era of sustainable space exploration. The ambitious ...

An international project led by Japan's Kyoto University researchers achieved its goal of sending the first-ever wooden satellite to space after more than four years of research and testing.

A Japanese team launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, to the International Space Station (ISS). This 10-cm³ satellite, crafted from honoki magnolia wood, aims to pioneer eco ...

FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, he said on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and ...

LignoSat, a satellite made from wood and developed by scientists at Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, shown during a press conference in May, 2024 - Copyright ...

A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions. The 10cm-cube ...

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