World's 1st wooden satellite built in Japan heads to space

World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The researchers found that honoki, a kind of magnolia tree native in Japan and traditionally used for sword sheaths, is most suited for spacecraft, after a 10-month experiment aboard the International Space Station. LignoSat is made of honoki, using a ...
World's first wooden satellite launched into space
LignoSat, developed by Japanese researchers, will be released into orbit about 250 miles above the Earth from the International Space Station.
World’s first wooden satellite launched by Japan on a six-month mission
A historic moment unfolded as the world’s first wooden satellite, the brainchild of Japanese researchers, soared into space, ushering in a new era of sustainable space exploration. The ambitious 10cm-cube LignoSat is a product of a partnership between Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry,
World's first wooden satellite, developed by Japan, launched into space
Scientists at Kyoto University expect the wooden material to burn up when the device re-enters the atmosphere -- potentially providing a way to avoid generating metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth.
World's first wooden satellite built in Japan heads to space
The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was successfully launched into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
World’s first wooden satellite built in Japan launched to space
A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions. The 10cm-cube satellite,
World's first wooden satellite, built in Japan, heads to International Space Station on SpaceX mission
The palm-sized LignoSat is tasked with demonstrating the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore living in space.
Japan launches world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, to test timber's role in space exploration
With a 50-year plan of planting trees and building timber houses on the moon and Mars, Doi's team decided to develop a NASA-certified wooden satellite to prove wood is a space-grade material. A wooden satellite also minimises the environmental impact at the end of its life,

Japan suffer blow

Japan's Kioxia sees flash memory demand almost tripling by 2028
Bain Capital-backed Kioxia said on Tuesday it expects demand for flash memory to increase by about 2.7 times in the five ...
China and Japan selling their U.S. treasury holdings are to shore up the value of Yuan and Yen: Economist
Alexis Crow of PwC US explains the reason behind China, Japan and other emerging markets sell their U.S. treasury holdings.
Japan taps US chip startup Tenstorrent to help train new wave of engineers
Tenstorrent, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence chip startup founded by Apple and Intel veterans, said it had won a ...
Human Rights Watch12h
Inquiry Needed into Japan’s Flawed Criminal Justice System
Next week , Japan’s national legislature, the Diet, is scheduled to convene its first session after the general elections on ...
Japan's MUFG hires Raphael Charon to grow direct lending business in EMEA
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has appointed former Fidelity International banker Raphael Charon as head of middle ...
Guyana Chronicle17m
Guyana, Japan strengthen partnership in water sector amid climate challenges
Today we are celebrating and strengthening a friendship and partnership that exemplify international cooperation, a ...
Japan has grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet again after flight incident
Japan has grounded its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft again after an incident last Sunday where one of the hybrid ...
fingerlakes112h
Exploring Japan’s Pharmaceutical Market: Key Insights for Global Companies
For market entry strategy for drugs in Japan, understanding the submission requirements is as crucial as the documentation itself. The submission dossier must be meticulously prepared, containing all ...
decrypt11h
Japan's SBI Expands Singapore's Tokenization Project with New Pilots
The move is part of MAS’s broader vision to promote institutional digital asset adoption under the tokenization initiative ...
Japan Airlines Stock Undervalued With 9% Annual EBITDA Growth
On the LCC segment, Zipair reported a 40.6% increase in passenger revenues driven by a 9.8% increase in unit revenues and a ...
Never been kissed - Japan's teen boys losing out on love
The survey results come as Japan struggles to arrest its falling birth rate and a growing problem of sexlessness. A separate ...