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1st satellite made of wood launched into space

The first wooden satellite launched into space

Called LignoSat, after the Latin word for wood, the satellite launched Monday night aboard a SpaceX mission bound for the International Space Station. It’ll eventually be released into orbit, where instruments will measure how the wood fares under the harsh conditions of space over six months.

CNN · 19h

World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

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.

USA Today on MSN · 6h

First satellite made of wood launched into space

Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite is ...

Japan successfully launches defense satellite

The Washington Post · 1d

Japan successfully launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket, as the country seeks to build up its military capability am

Space on MSN · 1d

Watch Japan launch military communications satellite early Nov. 4 on 4th flight of H3 rocket

Japan plans to launch the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

k! News UK on MSN · 23h

Japan successfully launches defense satellite after several delays

Japan successfully launched a defense satellite into space on Monday using the new H3 rocket. The launch, which was postponed several times due to technical problems and bad weather, is intended to gather information and strengthen Japan's military presence in the face of growing tensions in the region.

Space.com on MSN4h

World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test

LignoSat could help change the way we build satellites. This new spaceflight tech has a very retro feel. The world's first ...

Australia scrapped satellite because new tech could 'shoot it out of sky', says defence minister

Australia's defence minister said on Tuesday a defence satellite program was scrapped because of the threat of new technology ...

Oh buoy! A new-generation satellite mission to study color of the ocean from space

Curtin University has joined forces with NASA, University of Miami, San José State University and the National Institute of ...

Space.com1d

Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)

Here’s how it works. A tiny puncture discovered in the solar panel of a small satellite orbiting Earth highlights the ...

Australia cancels Lockheed Martin military satellite project

Australia has cancelled a multi-billion dollar military satellite project with Lockheed Martin , with a Department of Defence ...

4don MSN

A satellite services company is up 31% after announcing Apple is taking a stake

Apple is investing further in infrastructure for its satellite messaging features for iPhones, which enables texting without ...

PCMag on MSN4d

Apple to Bolster iPhone Satellite Services With $1 Billion Investment

The funding will go to company partner Globalstar, which plans on building a new satellite constellation to power Apple ...

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World's first wooden satellite launched into space

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a ...

14h

Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood

Scientists in Japan launched the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science. transcript 3, 2, 1. ... and liftoff. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Since ...

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