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World’s First Wooden Satellite Launched by Japanese Researchers

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By Web Desk Published November 5, 2024 2 Min Read
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World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads into space. Photo Credits: @ReutersUS (X)
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Japanese researchers launched the world’s first wooden satellite into space on Tuesday, marking an innovative step in exploring lunar and Mars habitats.

World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space https://t.co/ffJIEqvN3l pic.twitter.com/tV7rPR3m2N

— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) November 5, 2024

Developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, the LignoSat will travel to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX mission and later orbit approximately 400 kilometres above Earth.

Named after the Latin word for “wood,” LignoSat aims to explore the viability of timber as a sustainable material for space habitation. Takao Doi, a former Space Shuttle astronaut and researcher at Kyoto University, emphasized timber’s potential for constructing living and working spaces in extraterrestrial environments.

The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, built by Japanese researchers, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

LignoSat will orbit Earth for six months, testing if wood can withstand space conditions.#TOLOnews pic.twitter.com/tnVIN5FAI4

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) November 5, 2024

With a 50-year vision for afforestation and construction on the moon and Mars, Doi’s team created the wooden satellite using NASA-approved timber to establish its suitability for space. He added that wood is more durable in space, lacking the water and oxygen that cause decay and combustion on Earth.

The researchers highlight that wooden satellites could reduce environmental damage at the end of their operational life. Unlike metal satellites, which release aluminium oxide particles upon re-entry, wooden satellites would burn up cleanly, minimizing pollution.

Scientists in Japan are set to test the world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, developed by a team from Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry, and will be launched on Nov. 5' pic.twitter.com/Go6sSnPXP0

— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) November 1, 2024

Doi suggested that metal satellites might eventually be prohibited due to their environmental impact. “If our initial wooden satellite succeeds, we intend to propose this technology to Elon Musk’s SpaceX,” he said.

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