Takao Doi engineering model of LignoSat

World’s First Wooden Satellite Launched into Space, Paving the Way for Timber-Based Space Technology

The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, was launched into space on November 5. Developed by a team of researchers from Japan’s Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, LignoSat aims to demonstrate the potential of timber as a material for space missions...