In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that ...

In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...

The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device hitched a ride on a SpaceX mission which brought it ...

在一项开创性的太空任务中，日本宇宙航空研究开发机构 (JAXA) 于 2024 年 12 月将一颗由木材制成的卫星 LignoSat ...

After going through more rounds of training and final assessments, the pair will become the 12th and 13th people sent into space by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Yoneda could be ...

I want to contribute to the developments in space, which is in a period of transition." In the JAXA announcement, Norishige Kanai, the head of the astronauts group at JAXA, said, “I’m truly ...

World's First Successful Transmission of Huge Volume Mission Data Using 1.5 micron Optical Inter-Satellite Communication - JAXA and NEC's In ...

On September 12, 2021, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide stepped outside the International Space Station while being recorded with a custom-built immersive camera ...

Internal view of LignoSat's structure shows the relationship among wooden panels, aluminum frames, and stainless-steel shafts.Credit: Kyoto ...

LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the ...