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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ChaosCoati@midwest.social to c/interestingshare@lemmy.zip

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The world's first wooden satellite, built in Japan, is being flown to the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission.

LignoSat will be released into orbit about 400km above the Earth, with researchers hoping it will prove wood is a space-grade material.

LignoSat will stay in orbit for six months, with the electronic components onboard measuring how wood endures the extreme environment of space.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is that smart?

[–] Akrenion 4 points 1 week ago

Wood is plentiful. They are testing wether it is viable. This is the only way to find out whether it is smart or not.

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