Imagine a satellite constructed of wood rather than metal. This innovative concept is on the brink of becoming a reality, with scientists aiming to launch the world's first wooden satellite later ...

The satellite is named LingoSat, after the Latin word for "wood," and it was flown on an unmanned SpaceX rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS).

LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, launched to the ISS on Nov. 5 last year aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It was deployed from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's ( JAXA) Kibo ...

The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device was sent to International Space Station last ...

The first satellite made of wood is now orbiting the earth in space. This was made public by the US space agency NASA, and the LignoSat was launched from the International Space Station (ISS ...

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Wood samples underwent successful testing aboard the International Space Station (ISS), affirming the suitability of the test satellite for launch and operation in space. The LignoSat probe ...

KARACHI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite ...

Based on successes, they predicted wooden satellite launches in the mid 2020s (their announcement this month said 2023). Sumitomo engineers have not released what kind of wood(s) will finally be ...