Published 05/29/2024 1:42:00 p.m.

World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

Japanese researchers have developed the world's first wooden satellite, named LignoSat, to be launched by SpaceX in September. The satellite aims to utilize wood's eco-friendliness and cost-effectiveness in space development.
LignoSat is expected to burn up completely upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere, potentially mitigating metal particle generation from retired satellites.
The team plans to hand the LignoSat over to space agency JAXA for its launch to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center.

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Globo

Japanese scientists build the world's first wooden satellite.

In September, a SpaceX rocket will transport LignoSat to the International Space Station. A team of Japanese scientists have built the world's first wooden satellite, which will be sent into space in September on a SpaceX rocket. Named LignoSat, the artifact is a small cube with a 10-centimeter edge, developed by researchers from Kyoto University. Its creators calculate that the satellite will completely burn upon re-entry into the atmosphere, w…

05/29/2024 5:13:14 a.m.·Brazil

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CBS News

World's first wooden satellite built by Japanese researchers

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 on a SpaceX rocket in September.

05/29/2024 7:58:00 a.m.

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The Straits Times

World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

It is due to be launched in September. Read more at straitstimes.com.

05/29/2024 5:46:00 a.m.·Singapore

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Kronen Zeitung

Japanese researchers unveil wooden satellite

Japanese researchers have built a satellite made of wood for the first time. The cubic satellite with a side length of ten centimeters will be launched into space by a SpaceX rocket in September, said its builders, scientists from Kyoto University and the timber company Sumitomo Forestry on Tuesday. They are pursuing the new construction method with the aim of reducing space debris in Earth's atmosphere. When re-entering this atmosphere, the mag…

05/29/2024 11:18:30 a.m.

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Le Parisien

Why is Japan going to send a wooden satellite into space in September?

This small object, 10 cm wide, should take off into space in September on board a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station. The aim is, among other things, to check whether it can cope with the enormous temperature changes induced by this trip.

05/29/2024 6:48:27 a.m.·Paris, France

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Observador

Japan builds the world's first wooden satellite

Kyoto University has built the 'LignoSat', a 10-centimeter cube, to assess the potential of wood in space. One of the objectives is to ensure the sustainability of the planet.

05/29/2024 12:20:27 p.m.·Portugal

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