Japanese researchers built the first-ever wooden satellite in the world and sent it into space for early testing.According to CNN, earlier in November 2024, the Japanese launched a wooden satellite into space to test the use of wood in

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry.

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.