Tokyo — The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space off on a SpaceX rocket in September.

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. The world's first wooden ...

A satellite made from magnolia wood and the size of a coffee mug could save the upper atmosphere and usher in a more environmentally friendly era for space industries. The aluminium satellites ...

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 satellite, measuring 10 centimeters on each side, is made from magnolia wood. This wood was chosen for its strength and workability after space exposure tests on cherry, birch, and magnolia ...

“We want to first show that a wooden satellite can be launched successfully ... around the world in recent years have all been made of metal, and the debris created when these satellites ...

It took about four years to develop the small wooden satellite, measuring 10 centimeters on each side and weighing around one kilogram. The LignoSat is made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia ...