The world’s first-ever wooden satellite, developed by scientists in Japan, was launched into space on Tuesday as part of efforts to include more renewable materials in space exploration, Reuters reported.
The palm-sized satellite, named LignoSat, will be flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission, and later released into orbit about 400 km (250 miles) above the Earth.
Its makers hope the satellite will prove wood is a space-grade material, and “more durable in space than on Earth because there’s no water or oxygen that would rot or inflame it.”
A wooden satellite also minimises the environmental impact at the end of its life, the researchers say.
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