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[Article] World's first wooden satellite, built in Japan, heads to International Space Station (www.abc.net.au)
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The world's first wooden satellite, built in Japan, is being flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission.

LignoSat will be released into orbit about 400km above the Earth, with researchers hoping it will prove wood is a space-grade material.

LignoSat will stay in orbit for six months, with the electronic components onboard measuring how wood endures the extreme environment of space.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is that smart?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Wood is plentiful. They are testing wether it is viable. This is the only way to find out whether it is smart or not.

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