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World's first wooden satellite set to re-enter atmosphere
The world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been successfully launched into space and is set to re-enter the atmosphere without leaving space debris. On November 5, LignoSat was launched on ...
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World's first wooden satellite launched into space
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The world's first wooden ...
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Wood wide web: Trees' social networks are mapped
has become known as the "wood wide web". Now, an international study has produced the first global map of the "mycorrhizal fungi networks" dominating this secretive world. Details appear in Nature ...
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World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The world's first wood-panelled satellite has been launched into space to test the suitability of timber as a renewable building material in future exploration of destinations like the Moon and Mars.
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World’s first wooden satellite built in Japan launched to space
A first-of-its-kind wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space on Tuesday in an early trial to test the use of timber in future Moon and Mars missions. The 10cm-cube ...