JAXA's first wooden satellite deploys from space station
In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a ...
Astronauts Release Wooden Satellite From Space Station
The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), ...
What Happens When You Launch a Wooden Satellite Into Space? JAXA Finds Out
In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...
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World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)
LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the ...
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Japan firm plans to take on SpaceX with winged reusable ‘rocket’ spaceplane
Japanese startup Space Walker aims to make space transportation as "accessible as commercial air travel today." ...
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Japan's wooden satellite exits International Space Station
Japan's wooden satellite, LignoSat, has been deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS).
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JAXA Launches First Wooden Satellite from ISS
Internal view of LignoSat's structure shows the relationship among wooden panels, aluminum frames, and stainless-steel shafts ...
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NASA Reveals Best ISS Science Images of 2024
International Space Station Above Lake Michigan A long-exposure ... This little thing is a project of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Photographed in the Kibo laboratory module ...
Christmas in space! How stranded astronauts are celebrating the holidays
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be spending the holidays aboard the International Space Station, with ...