Japan just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space
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Japanese researchers sent LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, to the International Space Station. Created by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, it tests wood's space durability as part of a plan to build wooden structures on the moon and Mars. Wooden satellites could naturally decompose upon re-entry, unlike metal ones that create harmful particles, potentially addressing the space debris problem.
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