Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite

Researchers in Japan have launched the world’s first wooden satellite to test the feasibility of using timber in space.

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Physics World
Published
2024-12-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/37/12/10
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Space exploration and regulation
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Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite

Michael Banks
Physics World
Space exploration and regulation
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Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite

Michael Banks
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Abstract

Researchers in Japan have launched the world’s first wooden satellite to test the feasibility of using timber in space.

Physics WorldVol. 37(12)
Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
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Space exploration and regulation
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