Japan has launched LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, into orbit, marking a step toward sustainable space technology. Developed by JAXA, the satellite is crafted from honoki magnolia wood, ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now operating a wood satellite in orbit, made of hinoki magnolia wood ...

LignoSat, a wooden satellite, launched by JAXA to test wood in space Honoki magnolia wood used for durability and eco-friendly design Mission aims to pioneer sustainable materials for space technology ...

Japan's wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS).… LignoSat was sent to the ISS in November 2024 on a mission to demonstrate that wood could ...

The satellite, designed and built by Kyoto University and Japanese wood processing company Sumitomo Forestry, is called LignoSat, a reference to the organic polymer lignin, which is prevalent in ...

This was made public by the US space agency NASA, and the LignoSat was launched from the International Space Station (ISS) back in December. Sensors on board the Japanese-built device will measure ...

In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...