On Tuesday, the company’s 31st resupply mission for NASA delivered the world’s first satellite built using wooden parts. More ...

Japanese researchers have launched the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat, to explore wood's potential as an ...

There, it will orbit for six months, testing the potential feasibility of wood as a building material in space. "With timber, ...

LignoSat is designed to endure extreme temperatures and space radiation, measuring how wood withstands the space environment.

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.