Passers-by stop and stare at the ramshackle, hand-built concrete tower that looks like it has been lifted right out of a ...

LignoSat is the world’s first wooden satellite, launched by Japan. The wooden satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months. LignoSat aims to test wood’s durability and impact in space ...

LignoSat, the world’s first wooden satellite, was launched on November 5, 2024, aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japan’s Kyoto University and the ...

The satellite, installed in a special container prepared by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, “flew into space safely”, Kyoto University’s Human Spaceology Center said on Tuesday. Photograph:(X) ...

Japan recorded a new historical milestone when ... It entered orbit aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. And, one day later, the LignoSat finally arrived ...

LignoSat aims to prove wood's viability in space, reducing environmental impact compared to metal satellites. KYOTO, Japan — The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said, as part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Scientists at Japan’s ...

The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space, in a step toward sustainable ... primarily from magnolia wood using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques, without glues ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan and Japan’s first jointly developed satellite “Onglaisat” was launched into space on Tuesday (Nov. 5), per the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA). Onglaisat was launched from ...

The satellite, made of magnolia wood, is durable and can withstand the hostile space environment, researchers say. Built using traditional Japanese crafts methods without glue or screws ...

On November 5, 2024, Japan’s wooden satellite went up into space aboard an unmanned SpaceX rocket to test timber for space exploration. Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry developed the ...

TOKYO -- A cyberattack against Japan's space agency is an example of the growing threat of cyber espionage targeting executives with access to critical data, a tactic that analysts say is ...