“Nobody had ever thought about using wood for rocket science before.”Here We GoThe world’s first wooden satellite has officially been deployed.Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device was sent to International Space Station last November.Now, NASA says that the tiny satellite, dubbed LignoSat, was finally released into the wild last month, in an experiment that will explore the viability of using wood in space — which if fruitful, could offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional metal components.”With timber, a material we can produce by ourselves,…
