The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

In a first, the world’s first wooden satellite was launched by a SpaceX rocket. This was a historic development using traditional materials and advanced space technology. This clever leap into sustainable space exploration is a game changer in thinking about how we might put satellites together and manage space junk.

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.