With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark ...

T he 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 ...

A wooden satellite defied the odds in orbit, proving nature’s strength and sparking a new wave of space innovation. (Kyoto ...

The satellite, a wooden cube with four-inch-wide panels and small plastic and silicon parts, will be sent to the International Space Station carrying an array of electronics.

Kyoto University / Sumitomo University Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy ...

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.

The first-ever wooden satellite, called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule on Nov. 5 to perform some key in-space tests.

Japan has finally launched the world’s first wooden satellite into orbit. The satellite was developed by Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry and will fly to the International ...

KYOTO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - 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.