Initial tests have been successful. - Fresh wooden spacecraft set for imminent launch into the cosmos
This satellite offers weather information, broadcasts television shows, and contributes to scientific research. However, its lifespan is quite short, typically lasting 15-20 years. Once it runs out of fuel, it becomes space debris drifting aimlessly through the cosmos, posing threats to space journeys and our planet.
A Japanese team at Kyoto University, in partnership with the lumber company Sumitomo Forestry, has designed a satellite made of Magnolia wood. It is thought to be exceptionally stable and resistant. When this wood-made satellite falls back to Earth, it leaves behind only biodegradable ash during combustion. Compared to metal, this is much more eco-friendly.
LignoSat, a ten-centimeter-sized prototype, has already aced its initial tests. The next step: delivering the satellite to the Japanese space agency JAXA in a week. After that, a SpaceX rocket, owned by Elon Musk, scheduled to launch from the US Space Center Kennedy Space Center in September, will transport LignoSat to the International Space Station ISS.
At the ISS, it will be sent into space from the Japanese research module for testing, evaluating its durability in outer space. As a representative from Sumitomo Forestry explained, "Data will be acquired from the satellite by scientists searching for indications of strain and determining whether the satellite can withstand extreme temperature fluctuations."
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