Japan's wooden satellite exits International Space Station
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Japan launched LignoSat, a wooden satellite, from the International Space Station to test wood as a spacecraft material. The 10cm cubesat, made of honoki magnolia wood using traditional Japanese joinery, will study the material's reaction to space conditions and cosmic radiation for a few months before burning up on reentry.
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