LignoSat's name is based on lignum, the Latin name for 'wood'. It's a collaboration between Kyoto University and Sumitomo ...
LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.
Each side of the boxlike experimental satellite, named LignoSat, measures just 10cm (four inches). It was launched on an ...
Japan's Kyoto University launches LignoSat, the first wooden satellite in space.
Made of magnolia wood and developed by Kyoto University in collaboration with Sumitomo Forestry, the satellite aims to ...
The first wooden satellite "LignoSat" was successfully launched to the ISS to test the possible uses of wood in space travel.
Image Credit: University of Kyoto Japan has taken a step into sustainable space exploration by launching the world’s first ...
A historic milestone in satellite technology was achieved this week as Japan launched the world’s first wooden satellite, ...
Japan’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has arrived at the ISS aboard a SpaceX capsule, marking a unique step toward sustainable space technology.
Recent advances in space science include Japan's launch of a wooden satellite LignoSat by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals primordial black holes with ...
On November 5, 2024, Japan’s wooden satellite went up into space aboard an unmanned SpaceX rocket to test timber for space ...
In Japan, the world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space today aims to prove that wood is a space-grade material.