A Japanese team launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, to the International Space Station (ISS). This 10-cm³ ...

Space has a major sustainability problem. When satellites made mostly of aluminum die fall back down to earth, they combust ...

The satellite is made from magnolia wood, which was historically used for samurai sheaths. The world’s first wooden satellite ...

The world’s first wooden satellite has been sent to space to prove that wood is a space-grade material, and, most importantly, biodegradable.

Data will be sent from the satellite to Japanese researchers to determine if it can withstand extreme changes in temperature.

The first wooden satellite "LignoSat" was successfully launched to the ISS to test the possible uses of wood in space travel.

At 9:52 a.m. EST, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked to the forward port of the International Space Station's ...

In the first such joint adventure, Taiwan and a university in Japan have launched a satellite, one bound for the ...

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

Japan’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has arrived at the ISS aboard a SpaceX capsule, marking a unique step toward sustainable space technology.

The world's first wooden satellite, a tiny Japanese spacecraft called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station ...

The first satellite in space made mostly of wood arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday along with other ...