The world's first wooden satellite into space..!!

The world's first wooden satellite, developed by Japanese researchers, was successfully launched into space on Tuesday. Scientists say this is an early test of using wood in lunar and Mars exploration. The world's first wooden satellite, developed by Japanese researchers, was successfully launched into space on Tuesday. Scientists say this is an early test of using wood in lunar and Mars exploration. This satellite called LignoSat was jointly developed by Kyoto university and Sumitomo Forestry Corporation of Japan. The satellite used in the SpaceX mission will then be placed into an orbit about 400 km (250 mi) above Earth.
The satellite is named after the Latin word for "tree". This palm-sized Lignosat will also explore the possibility of humans living in space. "We can produce things ourselves with wood. We can build houses. We can use wood to live in space," says scientist Takao Doi. This wooden satellite is built with nasa certification. This satellite will be used to study the planting of trees and construction of tree houses on the moon and Mars. It is part of a 50-year project by Japanese scientists. Wood may have lasted longer in space than on Earth. In the absence of water or oxygen in space, wood is unlikely to rot or burn, says Kyoto university professor Koji Murata. Researchers also say that sending wooden satellites into space will also reduce the impact of pollution in space.
Defunct satellites should not remain in space as debris and should be returned to Earth. Conventional metallic satellites produce aluminum oxide particles as they re-enter Earth's atmosphere. But they also say that since the wooden satellites will burn, there will be less pollution.
"Metal satellites may be banned in the future if we start using wooden satellites," says scientist Doi. "If our first wooden satellite project is successful, we would like to give it to Elon Musk's SpaceX," he said.
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Sowmiya Sriram

09/11/2024 02:43 PM