Japan launches world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat
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Japan has successfully launched the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, into space. The groundbreaking project is a joint effort of Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry. The main goal of this mission is to evaluate the feasibility of using timber in future lunar and Mars explorations. LignoSat will be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX mission and released into orbit some 400km above Earth.