Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that investigates the use of wood in space. Findings could offer a more sustainable alternative to ...

Only one of them is, at least so far, made of wood: the LignoSat. That's the name chosen by the satellite's maker, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for a small CubeSat that was ...

NASA and JAXA tested magnolia, cherry, and birch wood samples ahead of building LignoSat. Credit: NASA / JSC With the exact wood selected, engineers asked a team of artisans trained in ...

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 ISS Research X account posted footage of a trio of CubeSats, including Japan’s LignoSat, recently emerging from the orbital outpost into the vacuum of space. The wooden satellite arrived at ...

Kyoto University and JAXA launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, on November 5, 2024. The satellite, made from magnolia wood, aims to test the viability of using wood as a ...

The mission was carried out by Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). LignoSat was deployed around 400 km above the earth's surface. The satellite will investigate the use of wood in space.

LignoSat, a palm-sized timber cube developed ... The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sent samples of the strongest wood types to the International Space Station's (ISS) exposed ...

On November 5, 2024, it was reported that the world's first wooden artificial satellite, ' LignoSat,' jointly developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched by a SpaceX rocket.

LignoSat, developed by Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry, will be flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission, and later released into orbit about 400 kilometers ...