Nov. 6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test ...

The world’s first wooden satellite ... cutting-edge technology as civilisation heads to the moon and Mars,” he said. “Expansion to space could invigorate the timber industry.” ...

To create LignoSat, researchers used honoki, a type of magnolia tree native to Japan and normally used to make sword covers.

STORY: The world's first wooden satellite, built by scientists in Japan, headed into space Monday atop a SpaceX rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It'll stay in orbit for six months ...

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers ... but wood is actually cutting-edge technology as civilization heads to the moon and Mars,” he said. “Expansion to space could ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space. Japanese researchers built a small satellite ...

The world's first wooden satellite has been launched ... cutting-edge technology as civilisation heads to the moon and Mars. "Expansion to space could invigorate the timber industry." ...

The world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, launched to space for testing on Tuesday ... actually cutting-edge technology as civilization heads to the moon and Mars," he said.

REUTERS KYOTO — The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers ... but wood is actually cutting-edge technology as civilization heads to the moon and Mars,” he said. “Expansion to ...